Grapefruit can interact with many medications, including statins, blood pressure drugs, and some opioids, reducing effectiveness or causing side effects.

Grapefruit and its close relatives can increase the blood levels of certain drugs and cause serious side effects. Affected drugs include some medications for blood pressure and heart rhythm, among ...

The grapefruit diet has outlasted most fad diets. People were even trying it back in the 1930s. Its fans claim that grapefruit contains certain enzymes that, when eaten before other foods, help burn ...

Eating grapefruit may negatively interact with certain statin drugs, such as atorvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin. But, not all statins are affected. You might not have to avoid grapefruit ...

Grapefruit is a vibrant citrus fruit perhaps best known for its tart, bittersweet flavor. In recent years, studies have backed the fruit’s health benefits. Grapefruit has a few unique qualities that ...

In total, close to 100 different drugs are affected by grapefruit juice, and the number has only grown over the years. Avid health news readers already probably already know that grapefruit can have ...

The first time I tried grapefruit I was six years old. Expecting a sweet, grape-flavored orange, I instead encountered a bitter, pulpy citrus fruit that required way too much hand-eye coordination to ...