A study has found that grapefruit could help treat diabetes. The study says that Naringenin, an antioxidant which gives grapefruit its bitter taste, can do the same job as two separate drugs currently used to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Naringenin was found to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin. It also helps in maintaining a healthy weight, which is important to the treatment of diabetes.
The study shows that Naringenin makes the liver burn fat instead of storing it. They say that its effect mimics the action of Fenofibrate and Rosiglitazone, two lipid-lowering drugs which are used to help control Type-2 diabetes.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem conducted the study.
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