Ldl Cholesterol

Fruit Juice Linked to Cholesterol

It is a common misconception that all types of fruit juice are good for all types of people, offering cures for all types of diseases. In fact certain people should stay from fruit juice altogether except in specific situations (diabetics) and certain kinds of fruit juices can interact with certain medication.

Take grapefruit juice, for example. It has become a well known fact that grapefruit juice, long espoused as a miracle dieter's juice of choice, accelerating weight loss in some people, has been linked to drug interactions. If you take certain drugs (even certain allergy medications), you shouldn't drink grapefruit juice at all.

That surprises many people. We often hear the word fruit and automatically think good things, and that is certainly true in some cases. The most recent juice shown to have a positive effect on cholesterol levels is the mysterious pomegranate. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands or are an organic food lover, you probably don't want to try and make pomegranate juice at home.

The seeds of the pomegranate are where the juice is, and there are hundreds of little seeds to juice in each fruit. Don't worry. There are lots of companies making concentrated pomegranate juice, like POM®, so you can find it in the natural food or refrigerated juice section of most grocery stores now.

Other juices that have been shown to have a positive link to better cholesterol include Orange Juice, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice and Cranberry Juice. Most people can drink a glass of juice a day without any problems, but just as with vitamins and herbal supplements, be sure to tell your doctor you plan to increase your juice intake to help your cholesterol. That way your doctor can help you if you start to feel any ill effects from the added sugar juice puts in your diet.