10 Health Benefits of Grapefruits
Oranges and lemons are the most commonly used citrus fruits. But did you know that grapefruits
can be great for your health?
Grapefruits can be good for your body in many ways. In fact, grapefruit is known as the
“fruit from paradise” because it’s very helpful to your health, and can also stop
sicknesses from coming.
Grapefruits are full of vitamin C, a strong antioxidant. They also have vitamin A, potassium,
folate, thiamin, vitamin B6, calcium, iron, copper, phosphorus, and magnesium, and some
phytonutrients and flavonoids.
Here are the top 10 ways grapefruit can be good for your health.
1. Aids Weight Loss
Grapefruits are good for people trying to lose weight because they are full of vitamin
C, fiber, and water. The vitamin C will help your metabolic system work properly and also
control the breaking down of fats, which will help the body burn fat.
2. Stabilizes Blood Sugar
The American Diabetes Association advises people with diabetes to eat grapefruit. This
is because grapefruit is a low- glycemic food, and does not cause blood sugar to rise right
after it’s eaten.
3. Protects Against Cancer
Grapefruit can help lower the risk of cancers of the stomach, colon, bladder, breast, and
esophagus.
4. Reduces Risk of Kidney Stones
Drinking grapefruit juice every day can help lessen the risk of calcium oxalate kidney
stones. Because grapefruits have so much citric acid they can stop stones from forming, and
even break up small stones that have already formed. Citric acid makes the urine unfit
for stones to form.
5. Protects Heart Health
Grapefruits are also good for our heart health, because they are full of vitamin C. They also
have a lot of potassium, which works as a vasodilator, which means that it helps the
blood vessels and arteries relax. This lowers blood pressure and lessens the risk of heart
attacks and strokes.
6. Lowers Bad Cholesterol
Grapefruits have a few flavonoids. The main flavonoid hesperidin in grapefruits raises
‘good’ high- density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and lowers ‘bad’ low- density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides. A study done in 2006 showed that eating only
one grapefruit a day can help lower your LDL cholesterol levels by 15.5 percent and triglycerides
by 27 percent.
7. Boosts Immunity
Grapefruits help raise immunity and lessen the problem of getting infections and common
colds.
8. Improves Skin Health
The vitamin C in grapefruit is also good for healthy skin. Vitamin C is needed to make
healthy collagen which helps keep your skin plump and smooth. Also, because of the grapefruit’s
antioxidants, it fights the body’s cell aging that’s caused by harmful free radicals.
9. Fights Gum Disease
Because grapefruits have so much vitamin C, they are very helpful for fighting gum disease.
A healthy gum line is important for strong teeth. A study done in 2005 showed that eating
grapefruit every day lessened gum bleeding in people with gum disease.
10. Cleanses the Liver
Grapefruits can help clean out poisons from the liver because it has glutathione, a strong
antioxidant that gets rid of free radicals.
The phytonutrients in grapefruit, called limonoids, help take toxins out of the liver by making
them melt from water.
Also, the flavonoid compound called naringenin helps the liver burn fat, instead of storing
it.
Make sure to always buy grapefruit that are firm and springy to the touch.
For extra health, choose the pink and red grapefruits.
Keep grapefruits stored at room temperature before juicing them to get the most out of
them.
To better the taste if you find that your grapefruit juice is too bitter or sour, add
juice form green apples or carrots.
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