The use of grapefruit in combination with medication can cause serious harm to the body, including death. news portal science alert.
According to experts, 1 glass of juice obtained from this fruit contains the active ingredient furanocoumarin, which disrupts the work of cytochrome P45 for 24 hours. This enzyme controls the concentration of drugs and toxins in the blood. Failure in its work leads to the fact that the active substances of the drugs are not excreted from the body and accumulate in high concentrations.
This causes an increase in side effects that harm the body. It is estimated that grapefruit affects the effectiveness of about 50 drugs in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases; in most of these it is important to maintain the exact dosage. These include pain relievers, high blood pressure medications, anti-cancer drugs, birth control pills and Viagra.
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