This is trying to make lifecomplicated. My intuition tells me thatit will be a great idea if when one is confronted with a high cholesterol meal,that one should eat a grapefruit, but eat half of it just before you start andthe balance at the end before you tackle desert, if that is done at all.
By the way, I have found it mucheasier to treat a grapefruit like an orange and to simply peel it. A little fuss sometimes but the convenienceof eating it in sections make it all much easier. For some reason we have all been taught astrange ritual that is generally messy and needs tools. Starting a meal with several sections ofgrapefruit or a glass of juice is better.
At least we now understand whygrapefruit found its way onto the breakfast table. It helps to control insulin and the effectsof the bacon and eggs on cholesterol.
Grapefruit molecule may lower badcholesterol, treat diabetes
Thursday, May 26, 2011 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Israeli scientists may have discovered an effective newway to treat high cholesterol and diabetes naturally. Dr. Yaakov Nahmias fromthe Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science at Hebrew University andhis colleagues have discovered that naringenin, a molecule in grapefruits thatgives the fruit its bitter taste, can help to treat arteriosclerosis,hyper-metabolism, and even diabetes.
The study, which was recently published in the journal PLoS One,explains that when a highly-bioavailable "nano-complex" of naringenin isconsumed just before a meal that is high in fat and sugar, it can reduce thedevelopment of badcholesterol by roughly 42 percent, and actually increase insulinsensitivity by 64 percent.
Dr. Nahmias and his colleagues allege that naringenin in its natural form is notvery easily absorbed by the body. So they developed what they say is animproved version on the substance, which is surrounded by a ring of sugarcalled cyclodextrin, and that is 11 times more bioavailable than naringeninthat comes straight from a grapefruit.
"The complex is special in that it is taken just before a meal, asa preventative measure," said Dr. Nahmias. "In comparison, existingmedications are given only after the chronic development of abnormal lipidlevels in the blood."
Because the development of the new naringenin supplement involvedthe use of a type of nanotechnology, it isunclear whether or not this modified version poses any health threats. Somenano-type supplements, such as colloidal silver, have been safely andeffectively used as natural remedies by many patients, while others may nothave been effectively tested. Further studies will be necessary to form a solidconclusion.
When consuming or using any natural products that contain nano-sized particles,it is important to verify what type they are, and how they were developed."Green" nanotechnology, for instance, can induce positive changes tovarious substances without using unnatural or toxic means to do so (http://www.naturalnews.com/030750_c...).
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