Triglycerides
can one Red Grapefruit a day Lowers Cholesterol?
http://websites.afar.org/site/PageServer?pagename=IA_l_nutr_redgf Researchers in Israel have published findings in The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry that suggest eating red grapefruit can help reduce cholesterol in some patients who do not respond to statins, a class of drugs that millions of patients take to lower “bad” cholesterol levels. The researchers tested 57 patients between the ages of 39 to 72 who had undergone coronary bypass surgery and who failed to respond to simvastin, one of the popular statin drugs on the market. They divided the patients into three groups: The first ate one red grapefruit daily; the second ate one white grapefruit daily; and the third ate no grapefruit at all. Except for the grapefruit, study participants consumed identical diets. None took lipid-lowering drugs during the study. After one month, the group that ate one red grapefruit a day had significantly decreased blood levels of triglycerides. Antioxidant activity was also higher, as it was in the group that ate one white grapefruit a day. There were no differences in the heart rate, blood pressure, or weight between the study groups and the control group. Reviewed by: Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D., Tufts University Published: May 2006
Public Comments
- i'm not sure grapefruit's affects on cholesterol but grapefruit does contain digestive enzymes which can help maintain weight.
- Yes it can.
