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Health Reasons to Beware of Grapefruit
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Health Reasons to Beware of Grapefruit

Possible health benefits of grapefruit include weight loss, decreased risk of stroke, cancer, asthma, high blood pressure, and clearer skin. Despite all these potential health benefits people need to be cautious when consuming this supposed ‘super fruit’ because grapefruit can be harmful to your health in the following ways.

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Mixing Prescription Drugs with Grapefruit Can Cause Unintended “Overdose”
By Emily Lockhart Health Studies in the News

Mixing Prescription Drugs with Grapefruit Can Cause Unintended “Overdose”

You might eat a half a pink grapefruit or drink a glass of grapefruit juice for breakfast for the added vitamin C or in order to trim your waistline, but I bet you didn’t know that the consequences can be deadly if you’re taking prescription medication? In fact a new study from the Lawson Health Research Institute […]

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