Grapefruit still works...

From FortWayne.com:

Grapefruit back in the weight-loss spotlight

...researchers from Scripps Metabolic Research Center in San Diego and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, among others, say there is scientific evidence for some of the health claims of grapefruit growers.

Their latest research was presented in a dozen papers at a two-day symposium, "Potential Health Benefits of Citrus," at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting in August.

One Scripps Center study, which included 100 men and women, found that they lost 3.6 pounds on average when they ate half a grapefruit with each meal during a 12-week pilot study and 3.3 pounds when they drank an 8-ounce glass of grapefruit juice three times a day.

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