Grapefruit DOES burn fat! But.....
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Whitezombiegirl
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According to new Britsh TV documentary I watched last night- scientific research in Isreal shows that the active ingrediant in graefruit DOES promote fat burning in cells.....
...but in order to get the benefit you would have to eat 40 in one sitting, yes 40! (plus any benefit would be negated by the huge sugar/ calorie & acid amount)
Of course, the lab is working to isolate and concentrate the active ingediant (nara-something or other)- to make a diet pill- so watch this space. In the meantime you always have CICO.
...but in order to get the benefit you would have to eat 40 in one sitting, yes 40! (plus any benefit would be negated by the huge sugar/ calorie & acid amount)
Of course, the lab is working to isolate and concentrate the active ingediant (nara-something or other)- to make a diet pill- so watch this space. In the meantime you always have CICO.
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LOL, that'd be quite a breakfast!0
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Don't suppose there's any chance they sources the 'recent scientific research' is there
cos the last time I saw that was 2004
and I can't find anything on scholar google
and .. well .. UK documentaries .. LOL0 -
I loathe grapefruit.0
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[Puts Pharmacology graduate hat on]!!!!! - The actual chemical is naringenin. It's long been isolated, and there is plenty of in vitro tests done that prove it is a 'fat-busting' chemical - it's basically a free-radical scavenger. So, there is solid scientific evidence for the chemical itself, the documentary was just saying all these grapefruit diets can't possibly be actually relying on grapefruit consumption for their weight loss success, because you'd need to consume 5000 calories of grapefruit, in order for your body to accumulate the necessary concentration of this chemical, in your blood stream! So, somewhere there is a grain of truth in these people who claimed grapefruit was a superfood - it's just that the science proves the theory doesn't hold up to the diet plans that Gwyneth, Kylie and co claim caused them to lose weight!0
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Even if it deducted 200 calories a day, I wouldn't eat it. Ick.0
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I know - I find them horribly sour. But my mum can eat them easily - she's one of these weird people who can eat lemons and suchlike, and not pucker up with the sourness. She is part of the section of the population who's genetic makeup allows them to eat very bitter food unaffected - I'm SOOO not!0
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BTW, on the subject of bitter tasters - I remember reading a study that postulated the reason for some people's predisposition to high sugar foods was, in part, as a consequence of this particular gene. It provided one theory why certain people are overweight, and struggle to lose weight - as a consequence of them finding it much harder to eat more bitter (and lower sugar containing) foods). Just a theory, of course!0
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Yes i watched it too. i'm not a fan of grapefruit either.0
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5000 calories of grapefruit. LOL.
I'm the only one weighing in on this who likes grapefruit?0 -
I love grapefruit but would struggle to eat 400
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I love grapefruit but only with a spoonful of sugar sprinkled on top, which probably negates any fat burning properties, if they even exist.0
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Grapefruit and yoghurt is my favourite breakfast. 40 of them though?! Too much even for me0
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Well THAT would be counterproductive.0
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I like grapefruit juice... if it's the ruby kind, pulp free and mixed with gin.0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »I like grapefruit juice... if it's the ruby kind, pulp free and mixed with gin.
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Snap. Saw that as well. And kale helps keep your sight healthy for an extra few years by stopping the cones and rods in your eyes from deteriorating. As do kiwi, spinach and eggs. Don't like the idea of the German way of eating kale though, cooked in sausage fat for hours.0
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PeachyCarol wrote: »5000 calories of grapefruit. LOL.
I'm the only one weighing in on this who likes grapefruit?
I love grapefruit0 -
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