Red Grapefruit And Cholesterol

A research team led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dr. Shela Gorinstein found that patients who ate the equivalent of one grapefruit per day had lower cholesterol levels than those who didn't.

This study was published on the website of the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The study will appear in the journal's March print issue. The study supports a growing body of evidence that suggests eating citrus fruit is heart-healthy.

Not only did blood lipid levels decrease, but triglyceride levels dropped considerably more when patients ate red grapefruit as opposed to white grapefruit.

The down side is grapefruit is known to adversly interact with certain medications, so as always, consult your doctor.

Dr. Gorinstein's proud of this study, but she won't stop with the grapefruit trials, she states, "The next project will be very interesting. We're going to study the effects of exotic fruit on cholesterol."



I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the exotic fruit study.