Effects and functions
1, grapefruit skin with anti-inflammatory effect.
2, fresh grapefruit juice, containing insulin-like components, can reduce blood sugar.
3, grapefruit sleeve contains a variety of vitamins, vitamin C is particularly rich, so often eat grapefruit is beneficial to cardiovascular disease and obesity.
Grapefruit contains valuable natural vitamin P and rich in vitamin C and soluble fiber, is less sugar-containing fruit. Vitamin P can enhance the function of the skin and pores, which is conducive to skin health and beauty. Vitamin C can participate in human collagen synthesis and promote the production of antibodies to enhance the detoxification function of the muscle. Grapefruit can have the role of supplemental vitamins, for beauty and skin care benefits, contains more vitamin C, has a health care role.
4, grapefruit is one of the few fruits rich in potassium and almost no sodium. Therefore, it is the best therapeutic fruit for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney disease. Because high blood pressure patients often take antihypertensive drugs to eliminate excess sodium, to maintain the body's normal biochemical metabolic balance, but at the same time will make the body necessary potassium loss. Potassium is very important for the maintenance of heart, blood vessels, kidney function. Grapefruit can have to supplement the role of rich potassium, to maintain metabolic balance has certain benefits, but also can have the effect of preventing hypertension heart disease
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