You can almost picture those 1950s sitcoms where women with tiny belted waists sit around a dinette eating their "weight-loss secret" of the moment, grapefruit.
Grapefruit has long been associated with dieting. To this day, many weight-loss diets claim that the acid in grapefruit will burn fat.
So is any of this true? Can this bitter fruit really help you burn fat and lose weight? According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), grapefruit will not burn fat but may help you lose weight.
People who regularly eat grapefruit before their meals are likely to lose weight. But this isn’t due to any secret ingredient. It’s simply because grapefruit is filling, takes a long time to eat and is relatively low in calories, so you're likely to be satisfied with less food. There are no studies that support the claim that grapefruit burns body fat or speeds up metabolism.
So, while grapefruit is not a miracle food for burning fat, it's still a great option for filling up on more wholesome foods.
Compiled from 101 Weight Loss Tips for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes by Anne Daly, Linda Delahanty and Judith Wylie-Rosett. Copyright by the American Diabetes Association. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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