Grapefruit: clearing your arteries with a bitter friend

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I used to be fascinated that next to mangoes, grapefruit have the second highest level of sugar.  Sugar is sweet I would recall but “sugar” is a chemical term and just because grapefruit are sour-tasting doesn’t mean they don’t have loads of sugar.  It turns out that the bitter-tasting chemical is a real artery- clearer! More than that, it acts a preventative to the hardening ever occurring! 

Let’s be clear about something, grapefruit is not for everyone!  Many people take prescription medication that makes eating grapefruit forbidden!  If you would like to eat grapefruit, please talk to your doctor (or (better,  your pharmacist) before you start. [A drug  list is below but I cannot vouch that it is complete]
Grapefruit contains a powerful food component called naringinin. Naringenin is the abundant flavonoid which is responsible for the bitter taste in grapefruits.
In addition to the grapefruit’s ability to protect against arteriosclerosis and reduce plaque progression, it also stops clots by changing the genes that control clotting.

It even gets better!

Grapefruit improves insulin sensitivity for diabetics, naturally controls the cholesterol and improves vascular function.
So how much grapefruit should you eat?
Half a grapefruit a day has been enough to help get the benefits mentioned above. 

Warning

Drugs that have the potential to react with grapefruit. If you are on any of the below medications you should refrain from eating grapefruit.

 Alfentanil (oral)
 Amiodarone
 Apixaban
 Atorvastatin
 Buspirone
 Clopidogrel
 Crizotinib
 Cyclosporine
 Darifenacin
 Dasatinib
 Dextromethorphan
 Domperidone
 Dronedarone
 Eplerenone
 Erlotinib
 Erythromycin
 Everolimus
 Felodipine
 Fentanyl (oral)
 Fesoterodine
 Halofantrine
 Ketamine (oral)
 Latatinib
 Lovastatin
 Lurasidone
 Maraviroc
 Nifedipine
 Nilotinib
 Oxycodone
 Pazopanib
 Pimozide
 Primaquine
 Quinine
 Quetiapine
 Quinidine
 Rilpivirine
 Rivaroxaban
 Silodosin
 Simvastatin
 Sirolimus
 Solifenacin
 Sunitinib
 Tacrolimus
 Tamsulosin
 Ticagrelor
 Triazolam
 Vandetanib
 Venurafenib
 Verapamil
 Ziprasidone
The Mayo Clinic also posts a partial list organized by drug type

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