Scientists have identified a gene that causes production of a substance in some citrus that interferes with many medications.

are popular medications for treating high cholesterol. Examples include Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin), and Crestor (rosuvastatin). Statins known to interact with grapefruit juice ...

"In general, if somebody eats half a grapefruit a day with their breakfast, it's not going to have a significant impact on the metabolism of cholesterol medications." Takeaways Based on decades of ...

Grapefruit gets a lot of buzz during cold and flu season and weight-loss season as people look for ways to be healthy in the new year.

A new study by researchers at King’s College London has found that drinking grapefruit juice alongside beetroot juice could ...

Just one grapefruit, or glass of grapefruit juice, can increase the effect of some cholesterol drugs 13 times! There are far too many drugs that interact with grapefruit to list, but it includes ...

It has no cholesterol and virtually ... in there.’” Several medications such as statins and calcium-channel blockers shouldn’t be taken with grapefruit or its juice because of its enzyme ...