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Grapefruit is considered a super food that can help your immune system and may even help repair any damage done to your DNA. On top of that, eating grapefruit is also a great way to lose weight. One cup of red or pink grapefruit is around 97 calories and these calories are far from being empty ones. Grapefruit is loaded with vitamin C, antioxidants, limonoids along with a plethora of other beneficial vitamins and minerals.
Here is what grapefruit is capable of:
Immune system support
Grapefruit contains a lot of Vitamin C, an essential vitamin for your body’s immune system. Vitamin C is needed to help fight colds, coughs, flu and other inflammatory conditions. As an antioxidant, Vitamin C helps reduce the risk of diseases like heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Lycopene
Lycopene is the phytochemical that gives the grapefruit its pink or reddish color. It is also a powerful antioxidant that has anti-aging, anti-tumor, and anti-cancer capabilities. Along with Acai Berry, Grapefruit is one of the best sources for lycopene and a diet that is rich in these types of foods is a key to good health.
Lower Cholesterol and blood pressure
The soluble fiber is grapefruit can help lower the level of ad cholesterol your body contains. Eating a grapefruit a day is also a good way to lower high blood pressure.
Kidney Stones
Grapefruit juice is can lower the risk of getting kidney stones. It also helps to balance the PH valueof urine in women lowering the risk of forming calcium oxalatstones.
Grapefruit essential oil
Research into grapefruit essential oil has also produced some interesting results. We all know certain smells and aromas can influence our appetites by encouraging or curbing it. Several clinical trial have shown that people who have inhaled essential oil of grapefruits were found to have curbed appetites and tended to eat less.
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