Health And Nutritional Benefits Of Grapefruits

Grapefruit is a citrus fruit commonly known for its sour and semi sweet taste. It is yellow to orange in color and spheroidal in shape with the size ranging in diameter from 10-15 cm.
Grapefruit has a number of heath and nutritional benefits , a few of them are summarized below:

1. Grapefruits are low in calories but full in nutrients, it helps lose weight while providing the essential nutrients to the body.

2. It is an excellent source of Vitamin C, which is important to support the body's immune system. Vitamin C rich fruits like grapefruit helps reduce the symptoms of common cold.

3. Grapefruit is rich in vitamins and antioxidants that prevent from condions like heart disease, stroke and cancer.

4. The Vitamin C in grapefruit acts as a natural anti histamine and protects from many allergic symptoms.

5. Grapefruit contains 'naringenin' which gives it a bitter taste. This chemical is known to help prevent the formation of kidney stones and cysts.

6. Research have shown that grapefruit can reduce gum bleeding in patients with gum disease. The rich source of Vitamic C in grapefruit helps repair and heal tissues rapidly.

7. The peculiar smell of citrus grape fruit have known to reduce stress and anxiety.


8. Grapefruit is also rich in dietary insoluble fiber pectin which is an excellent bulk laxative and relieves constipation and prevents from colon cancer.

9. Grapefruit also contains high levels of Vitamin A which helps in good vision and prevents from night blindness.

10. Grapefruit contains a powerful antioxidant lycopene which protects the skin, keeps it healthy and prevents from skin cancer.