Citrus season is here and it's time to show grapefruits some love. Grapefruits have powerful health benefits (including weight-loss) measuring right up with oranges and clementines. "How can eating grapefruit get me a flat belly?"
- Grapefruits are naturally packed with fiber and water, so they help to keep you feeling more full and satisfied longer.
- Because grapefruit is low in sodium, it aids in removing excess water weight put on due to eating foods high in sodium.
- Grapefruits are high in fat burning enzymes.
- A great source of potassium, grapefruit removes waste build-up in the body (leaving you with an energy burst).
- Contains only 6 grams of sugar!
Weight loss is only one of the reasons you should be getting grapefruit into your diet regularly. Here are some other facts about the powerhouse citrus fruit and it's importance:
- One grapefruit contains 77 mg of vitamin C! Thats 70% of your recommended daily value.
- Contains citrus limonoids. Limonoids have been shown to fight mouth, skin, lung, breast, and colon cancers.
- Just one serving of grapefruit a day will lower your risk of cancer and will prohibit the growth of cancer causing cells.
- It also contains lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that may also protect you from certain kinds of cancer such as prostate and colon.
- Lycopene also combats harmful free radicals, which are responsible for aging your body's cells.
- Helps lower your risk of cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol.
*Dietitians recommend 1 full grapefruit or an 8oz. glass of grapefruit juice daily. Enjoy!
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