Category: Fruits

Grapefruits are great fruits: Citrus juice could keep your kidneys healthy, according to a new study from the U.K. Researchers discovered that a flavonoid called naringenin—found in grapefruit, oranges, and tomatoes—regulates a protein that decreases growths related to kidney cysts, which can lead to kidney failure. Can grapefruit hurt your kidneys? If mixed with grapefruit, […]

You can even store grapefruit in the freezer. Peel them and freeze them whole, or cut them apart and freeze the sections. Freeze grapefruit sections in a single layer on parchment paper. When it is frozen, transfer the sections into Ziploc freezer bags, labeled and dated. What happens when you freeze grapefruit? Technically speaking, you […]

1) Grapefruit is rich in dietary insoluble fibre, pectin, which serves as a bulk laxative and helps to protect the colon. Can grapefruit cause diarrhea? While grapefruit is a healthy food choice, eating too much of any one food won’t provide your body with the variety of nutrients it needs. Too much grapefruit can also […]

Grapefruit Another important nutrient for sleep is the antioxidant lycopene, as demonstrated in this recent study, which found that people who had consumed more lycopene had less difficulty falling asleep. “Grapefruits contain lycopene,” says Elkin. Is it OK to eat grapefruit before bed? Grapefruit juice: Drinking a glass of grapefruit juice before bed helps in […]

We conclude that grapefruit juice had no effect on caffeine pharmacokinetics or hemodynamic effects. Does grapefruit affect coffee? Consuming grapefruit or grapefruit juice may also extend caffeine levels and effects of caffeine. While the effect of naringin on the metabolism of a drug can increase the drug’s effectiveness, it can also result in dosages that […]

Grapefruit can cause new blood thinners like Eliquis and Xarelto to reach higher levels in the blood. A common side effect of this can be bleeding anywhere in the body, but this often happens first in your gut. What does grapefruit do to your blood? Many drugs are broken down (metabolized) with the help of […]

Potentially dangerous drug interactions Grapefruit is unique in that it has an enzyme-binding ability. This means that it may cause certain medications to pass from the GI tract into the bloodstream faster than normal, raising the amount of medication in your bloodstream, which can be potentially dangerous. Will grapefruit raise blood sugar? Grapefruit is low […]

Studies have shown that eating grapefruit every day can lower systolic blood pressure by as much as five points. This may be due to grapefruit’s high levels of potassium, which neutralize the negative effects of sodium (a common cause of hypertension). Is grapefruit OK for high blood pressure? Citrus fruits, including grapefruit, oranges, and lemons, […]

The grapefruit was originally called “the forbidden fruit.” • Jamaicans coined the term “grapefruit” because the fruit grew in bunches like grapes. Florida produces the most grapefruit in the world- around two million tons a year. Arizona and Texas also produce grapefruit. Why is grapefruit the forbidden fruit? The grapefruit was first described in 1750 […]

The grapefruit was first described in 1750 by the Reverend Griffith Hughes and was then and often afterwards called the forbidden fruit, because it was seized upon by those searching for the identity of the original tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Is grapefruit a forbidden fruit? It is an accidental […]