(1) grapefruit is very rich in nutritional value, it contains a large number of nutrients, including the body's protein and organic acids, it also contains a variety of vitamins and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other essential trace elements of the body.

(2) Pomelo contains potassium, a natural trace element necessary for patients with hypertension, and almost no sodium, so it is the best therapeutic fruit for patients suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and kidney disease.

(3) modern medical research found that pomelo meat is very rich in vitamin C and insulin-like components, so there are lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, weight loss, skin care and other effects. Regular consumption, diabetes, vascular sclerosis and other diseases have auxiliary therapeutic effects, obese people have health and beauty function.

(4) pomelo contains a lot of vitamin P, it can play a role in strengthening the skin pores, but also can quickly return to the skin tissue, and it contains calories is very low, so for weight loss and beauty of friends is very suitable, but also a natural beauty, in the fall is very suitable for the consumption of pomelo, not only to supplement the nutrients, but also anti-autumn dry it.

(5) pectin of grapefruit can not only reduce the level of LDL, but also can reduce the degree of damage to the arterial wall.

(6) pomelo also has the effect of strengthening the body, it helps the body more easily absorbed into the calcium and iron, contains natural folic acid, for pregnant women, to prevent the occurrence of anemia symptoms and promote the development of the fetus effect.

(7) Fresh grapefruit meat contains chromium, a component similar to insulin, which can lower blood sugar.

(8) Pomelo contains a certain amount of naringin, which is an active substance that can not only play a role in reducing blood viscosity, but also reduce the formation of blood clots in the body.

Second, the grapefruit food taboos

1, hypertension patients should not eat grapefruit during the medication

Grapefruit high in potassium, high blood pressure patients in the medication during the intake of a large number of grapefruit, will make the blood pressure plummet, may panic, dizziness, nausea and other symptoms, and even induce angina pectoris, pose a threat to the health.

2, cold body should not eat more pomelo

Pomelo cold, cold body people eat a lot of pomelo will make the body more cold, stomach cold, stomach pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, low blood pressure people should not eat more pomelo.

3, kidney patients should not eat more grapefruit

Pomelo is rich in potassium, potassium ions need to be discharged through the kidneys through the urine, kidney patients need to limit the intake of potassium ions.

4, taking birth control pills, lipid, blood pressure, sugar drugs should not eat grapefruit

The grapefruit contains a kind of substances that will interfere with the normal metabolism of the liver - furan coumarin, it will reduce the metabolism of the liver on the drug, affecting the liver detoxification, leading to the concentration of the drug in the blood is too high, causing other adverse reactions, kidney toxicity. adverse reactions and poisoning of the kidneys.