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ksouth5 asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

Is grapefruit juice a fat burner?

A friend told me that if you drink one eight ounce glass of grapefruit juice before you go to sleep, you can lose weight because its a fat burner. is this true

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Nothing burns fat except burning more calories that you eat. There are no miracle fruits that can burn fat. Just watch what you eat, simply. Just make sure you burn more than you take in, and you'll lose weight.

    however, grapefruit juice IS good for you! Drink it anyway!

  • 1 decade ago

    i've heard of diets where people have half a grapefruit because it increases metabolosim. i'm not so sure how scientific it is.

    though, if it is true, you'll have to be careful what kind of juice you get, companies often pack fruit drinks with sugars and that won't give you the result you're looking for. thus, you maybe better off squeezing your own juice. but look into it

    and im pretty sure it doesnt affect birth control. wouldn't doctors tell you to stay away from grapefruit if it did?

  • 1 decade ago

    Not sure about fat burning.

    But it does inhibit metabolisation of some drugs in the liver (via cytochrome p450). Drinking that much grapefruit juice will prevent birth control pills from working because it affects the liver that way.

  • 1 decade ago

    i went on a grapefruit juice diet and it was the most awful thing i've ever done in my life - and the only way it is supposed to work is if you buy the pure stuff - with NOTHING added to it. ick. it is bad and you can only drink that and eat a salad for lunch and then a small dinner

    NOT RECOMMENDED

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  • 4 years ago

    beware of hidden sugars

  • 5 years ago

    set your computer alarm to ring hourly stand up for 1 to 5 minutes each time it goes off

  • 5 years ago

    Chickpeas can help dieters break bad snaking habits

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    enroll in an active art class such as sculpture or ceramics

  • 5 years ago

    take a brisk walk before lunch or dinner

  • ?
    Lv 5
    5 years ago

    Stop serving at your home and let them help themselves

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