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Article: Grapefruit pectin and cholesterol levels. (Shorts).(reduction of cholesterol levels with grapefruit)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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Small preliminary studies using miniature swine indicate that grapefruit pectin can reduce arterial blockage and, in some cases, cholesterol levels. The studies were sponsored or co-sponsored by Florida Department of Citrus. In one study, Dr. James J. Cerda and colleagues found that giving pigs grapefruit pectin along with a high-fat diet inhibited cholesterol levels and arterial narrowing. (None of the pigs on grapefruit pectin and lard, however, did nearly as well as the pigs that received pig feed without lard.) In another study, "Inhibition of Atherosclerosis by Dietary Pectin in Microswine with Sustained Hypercholesterolemia" (Circulation 1994; 89: 1247-1253), Dr. ...