This is a part of the post at Herbal&Health nutricional cures and tips about cholesterol and it's from HSI newsletter.

One word of caution: consumption of grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interfere with certain medications, so talk to your doctor or an experienced nutritionist before making grapefruit a part of your daily diet.

If the subjects in the Hebrew University study continue to eat grapefruit every day, they may enjoy several other healthy benefits in addition to lowering high cholesterol.

In the e-Alert "Pass the Pamplemousse" (3/9/04), I told you about a study from Scripps Clinic In San Diego in which a group of 100 obese subjects were divided into three groups: One group ate half a grapefruit before each meal, one group drank a glass of grapefruit juice before each meal, and one group was instructed not to eat any grapefruit or drink any grapefruit juice for the three-month study period. Aside from these instructions, all subjects continued their normal diets.

Results showed that those who ate a grapefruit with every meal lost an average of 3.6 pounds. Subjects in the grapefruit juice group lost an average of 3.3 pounds. A few subjects in both of these groups lost nearly 10 pounds. Meanwhile, the average weight loss in the group that consumed no grapefruit was less than one pound.

Subjects who ate grapefruit also showed better management of insulin levels. Glucose and insulin were measured before and after the study. When the trial was completed, those in the two grapefruit groups had lower levels of insulin and glucose than they did at the outset, while levels in the non-grapefruit group were unchanged.

The Scripps researchers believe that enzymes in grapefruit help control insulin spikes that occur after a meal, which frees the digestive system to process food more efficiently. The result: Less nutrients are stored as fat.

Susie, thanks for this. When I see the doctor next month I will ask if I may discontinue my Zorcor and try the grapefruit for a month. She has been good about listening to me about prefering to use QT so maybe I can get her permission for this one. I see her monthly and have blood test every three months. I am in my 70's and am diabetic but everything is going good with blood work and all the alternative methods. Sure is cheaper too. .