Great Fruit The Grapefruit Beats Cholesterol

At the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, researchers have found that eating a grapefruit a day might he one of the easiest ways to reduce cholesterol levels. The group in the study consisted of 57 individuals with known high cholesterol levels who had recently undergone coronary bypass surgery (ages 39-72 years). They were divided into three groups, one eating a fresh red grapefruit per day, a second eating one fresh white grapefruit per day, and the third serving as a control group. All three groups continued their usual diet.

Cholesterol and triglyceride levels were tested in all three groups at the beginning of the study and at the end of 30 days. There were no changes in the control group, hut there were significant improvements in both groups eating the grapefruits. It should be noted that the most improvement was in those eating the red grapefruit. Compared to the control group, those eating red grapefruit had reductions of 15.5 percent for total cholesterol, 20.3 percent for LDL cholesterol, and 17.2 percent for triglycerides. This study is just one of many that demonstrate the health benefits of grapefruit. Other studies have shown that it can accelerate weight loss. Grapefruit has fallen out of favor with many doctors because it can interfere with some pharmaceutical drugs because it may either increase or even negate the effects.