Naringenin Found in Grapefruit Prevents Obesity, Blocks Insulin Resistance

Alkalizing fruits just happen to have the potential to slow obesity and diabetes down

A substance in grapefruit just may prove to be the key to reversing acidity that leads to obesity and diabetes.


The substance, a flavonoid called "naringenin," is a naturally occurring alkaline compound in all citrus fruit, but especially in grapefruit. Naringenin is responsible for giving grapefruit its bitter taste. Naringenin, found naturally in grapefruit, detoxifies the liver and causes fat to be released instead of storing it.



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Naringenin, for all its potential to heal, leaves a little to be desired on the palette. So we're going to give you a few tips to make grapefruit more appealing.

Add some blue agave sweetener, but not a lot. Just enough to buffer the bitter.

Add some warmed up raw honey to your grapefruit; pour it right on the naked fruit. Don't warm the honey until it's hot, but warm it up just enough so that it drips nicely over the fruit.

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Proof mounts on restricted diet

Restricted Diet has long been known to have major benefits for animals. Now a close relative of man has furthered this theory. A long study in the U.S. has concluded with major proof of the health benefits of a nutricious but restricted diet in monkeys. It involved several monkies of equal age, half with restricted calorie intake and the other half with an unrestricted diet.

The rate of cancers and cardiovascular disease in dieting animals was less than half of those permitted to eat freely.

Whether the same effects would be seen in humans is unclear, although anecdotal evidence so far suggests people on a long-term calorie-restricted diet have better cardiovascular health.

The precise mechanism is yet to be established: theories involve changes in the body's metabolism or a reduction in the production of "free radical" chemicals which can cause damage.

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