DIABETIC GRAPEFRUITS
(Posted 2010-09-02 11:50:21 by ArchPaladin)

The title of this post is misleading.

It turns out there was an article [
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012399
] [plosone.org] published last week stating that grapefruit contains a
compound which scientists have been searching for ages.  It apparently
tricks the liver into burning fatty acid and regulating insulin
sensitivity, so that diabetics can use it to help reverse diabetes.

(I found this out here [
http://happynews.com/news/8252010/grapefruit-bitter-taste-diabetes-therapy.htm
] [happynews.com] - a website devoted entirely to news with a positive
spin.  Pretty cool.)

While I knew that grapefruit was useful in the treatment of diabetes, I did
not know why or how I knew this.  It rings a vaguely familiar bell in my
mind, like I had heard something similar to this before in one of my
classes, but the information had long since been forgotten.  Nevertheless,
the idea that grapefruits are useful in controlling diabetes is not new - I
just didn't remember it.

Of course, it should also be stated that diabetes is a condition entirely
treatable by diet alone.  I just think it's cool that we have more evidence
for it now.

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