Grapefruits have a lot of health benefits. Some of these benefit are:
Grapefruit is an excellent source of
vitamin C, a vitamin that helps to
support the immune system. Vitamin
C-rich foods like grapefruit help to
reduce cold symptoms or severity of cold
symptoms. Over 20 scientific studies
have suggested that vitamin C help to
fight cold.
Grapefruit contains pectin, a form of
soluble fiber that can reduce blood levels
of LDL ("bad") cholesterol and reduce
the risk of heart diseases.
Naringenin found in grapefruit helps
restore health to damaged DNA by
inducing enzymes that repair DNA
during the replication stage. DNA repair
is one of the body's primary defence
mechanisms against the development of
cancer since it removes potentially
cancer-causing mutations in cells.
Lycopene, the antioxidant found in pink and red grapefruit appears to lower prostate cancer risk.
Phenolic acid found in grapefruit is able to inhibits cancer-causing nitrosamines.
Limonoids, terpenes and monoterpenes
induce the production of enzymes that
help prevent cancer.
Some people with rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders find that eating grapefruit daily alleviate their symptoms. This may be due to the plant chemical found in grapefruit block the prostaglandins that cause inflammation.
Bioflavonoid found in grapefruit helps
to inhibit action of hormones that
promote tumor growth.
However, one should always be cautious, just as these plant chemicals interact with our body, they might interact with some medications and cause some undesirable side effects. Read on to find our about grapefruit side effects.
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