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Heart disease: The heart healthy benefits of grapefruit
If you are living near the coasts of Devon, Norfolk and Dorset, you may want to carefully monitor your risk of heart disease.
After collecting national data and questioning 750,000 people through out the UK, the University of Portsmouth and market researchers found that people living in those areas have the highest risk of heart disease.
In south and east Dorset, 13.6 percent of the population is at risk followed closely by north Norfolk (13.2 percent), Bexhill and Rother in Sussex (13 percent), east Devon (12.8 percent) and east Lincolnshire (12.7 percent).
However, researchers do indicate that geographical location isnt necessarily a big predictor of heart disease risk.
Mike Knapton of the British Heart Foundation said that 'Its age and deprivation that are the biggest predictors of heart disease rather than the north-south divide.'
So what can you do if your worried about your heart and you live in a rural area? Well, we can all try eating more grapefruit, specifically red grapefruit.
Red grapefruit lowers cholesterol levels
According to a new study by Israeli researchers, the red variety of grapefruit can help protect your heart.
Researcher divided 57 volunteers into three groups. All volunteers had recently undergone bypass surgery and had blood lipid levels that were not responding to statin medications. The first group received a single serving of red grapefruit. The second received white grapefruit and the third received none. All groups also had regular, balanced meals.
After 30 days, they found that the patients who had red or white grapefruit had significant decreases in blood lipid levels. However, the people who did not eat grapefruit demonstrated no changes in their lipid levels.
Researchers did find the red variety of grapefruit was more effective than the white. It also was better at lowering triglyceride levels.
Lead researcher, Professor Shela Gorinstein stated that, 'It is likely that antioxidants in the grapefruits are responsible for their health benefits.' She also added that the red grapefruit generally has higher antioxidants.
Professor Gorinstein also noted that there was the possibly that red grapefruits contained an unknown chemical that was responsible for the triglyceride-lowering effects.
Grapefruit helps dieters too
As you may remember from past e-Alerts, grapefruit benefits more than just your heart. Just a few weeks ago, I told you about how grapefruit may be able to help you lose weight.
Researchers at Scripps Clinic of San Diego in the US found that people who ate half a grapefruit with each meal for 30 days lost an average of 3.6 pounds. People, who drank a glass of grapefruit juice before each meal, lost and average of 3.3 pounds. A few of the subjects in both of these groups lost nearly 10 pounds.
So it seems that adding grapefruit to your daily menu may not only help you lose weight, but help keep your heart in good health as well. This is good news indeed, especially for the people who are at higher risk of developing heart disease.
One word of caution, grapefruit has been known to interact with certain medications. So make sure you consult with your GP or pharmacist to determine whether your medicine will interact before consuming grapefruit.
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