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Grapefruit beneficial lowering cholesterol and fighting heart disease. The fact was revealed by researchers from Israel as they are released at various sites of global health. The study involved 57 people with high cholesterol levels and had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. A very high fat content causes the patient's body immune to the drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol levels.
Patients were then divided into three groups.
The first group was given a dish of grapefruit with red flesh of the fruit for 30 consecutive days.
The second group was given white grapefruit.
The last group was given no grapefruit at all.
The result, first and second groups of patients equally decreased blood fat, whereas in the latter group of patients did not experience any changes. Note also that red grapefruit is believed to more effectively reduce levels of fat, especially triglycerides.
Lycopene content of grapefruit is useful to increase endurance. According to researchers, meat and fresh fruit juice has the same benefits. The findings are reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Antibacterial
Experts from the Jagiellonian University, Poland, discover, extract of grapefruit contains antibacterial and antioxidant that can "calm" abdominal lymph system to help the healing process. Dr. Thomas Brzozowski, head of research, suggested that patients with peptic ulcers incorporate citrus into their diets although naturally acidic.
During this time the patient is asked not to enter a stomach wound oranges into their diets, but this study suggests precisely the opposite. Extract is believed to reduce levels of the enzyme COX-1 and COX-2 that exist in medicine.
This condition plays a major role in curing diseases of citrus extract stomach.Researchers trust can blend with both enzymes were in the process of healing ulcers.
Not only useful to keep a healthy heart and stomach, grapefruit is also good for the health of the gums because of vitamin C levels high. This was disclosed Researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University, Germany, who discovered the link gum health in those who ate the grapefruit.
The study involved 58 respondents who experienced severe gum damage. In fact, grapefruit bring positive impact when consumed daily for about two weeks.In fact, the positive impact it is also true for smokers and nonsmokers. As we all know smoking is a major cause of gum.
Another benefit of grapefruit, the red blood cell cleanse that was old in the body and normalize the hematocrit (percentage of blood cells per volume of blood).As well as a source of antioxidant for cancer.
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Besides consumed fresh, grapefruit is often processed in the form of juice.When juicing, you can mix with the ingredients of grapefruit or other fruit, so it seems to be more enjoyable.
Here's an example mix grapefruit is good for health:
Sources of vitamin C and cholesterol-lowering
Consumption of two "spring" (pieces of fruit) grapefruit-sized daily to gain maximum benefits.
Drinks antioxidant and anticancer
Take a grapefruit-sized fruit that have been peeled and removed its contents.Put it in a blender, add enough water. Can also add a sedok honey and other fruits such as mangoes or pears.
Alternatively, take a grapefruit-sized fruit that have been peeled and removed its contents, and 1 cm ginger peeled. Enter the ingredients into a blender with a little water added.
Candy
Chop the flesh grapefruit skins (outer skin removed) pie-shaped, simmer for 60 minutes. Discard water boiled, drained, and then weigh it. Prepare sugar equal weight with the weight of orange peel that has been boiled.
Place the orange peel boiled in a pan, season the water until completely submerged, add the sugar. Simmer over low heat while stirring occasionally until a thick syrup. Remove and let the orange peel remains submerged in the syrup overnight.
The next day, cook longer on low heat until the sugar syrup is running out.Remove the orange peel from the syrup, spread out over nyiru, drying up to half dry. Cut into small pieces long, put in a sealed container. For durability (1 month), store in refrigerator.
In addition eaten as snacks, candy skins, grapefruit can be mixed into the cake batter, especially to replace sukade candied orange peel or grated. Candied orange peel mixed with candied dried fruits will enrich the taste of fruitcake.
Mixed fruit salad
Prepare 200 grams of papaya, 200 g apples, 200 grams of pineapple, 200 grams of melon (all diced), and medium-size grapefruit that has been peeled, removed its contents, and cut according to taste. Add the strawberries and kiwi fruit for garnish.
Prepare the dressing ingredients, mix avocado that has been finely blended with mayonnaise. Add four tablespoons of honey, and blend with mixer until blended, give enough water, and mix well. Materials arranged fresh fruit in a bowl or plate, then doused with dressing.
Ingredients Orange Bali
Lycopene
The content of lycopene in grapefruit is high enough, which is 350 micrograms per 100 grams of fruit flesh. If synergy with beta-carotene (provitamin A) are widely available in grapefruit, lycopene may act as antioxidants.
Pectin
Grapefruit contains pectin is much more than other citrus fruits after juiced. A serving of grapefruit juice contains more than 3.9 per cent pectin. Every 15 grams of pectin can lower cholesterol levels 10 percent. Means that grapefruit could lower heart disease risk.
Active substances of blood cleanser
Grapefruit believed to contain active substances that can clean the red blood cells that have been old in the body and normalize the hematocrit, the percentage of blood cells per volume of blood. Normal hematocrit levels in women is 37-47 percent, while men 40-54 percent. The low hematocrit will cause anemia, but if very high can lead to heart disease because the blood thickens.
Potassium
Grapefruit (gravefruit) is a source of potassium, vitamin A (440 IU), bioflavonoids, and lycopene (350 ug/100g). The results of the study, grapefruit including anticancer both healthy prostate.
Vitamin C
Like other citrus, grapefruit is a source of vitamin C (350 micrograms per 100 grams of orange flesh). Vitamin C is very good as a source of antioxidants.
Smokers are encouraged to mengosumsi grapefruit two "spring" (pieces of fruit) every day. Increased levels of vitamin C in the blood capable of repairing damaged tissue, even cancer, caused by unstable free radical molecules due to smoking and air pollution.
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