Grapefruit juice is considered the most valuable source of substances useful to the human body. But, it appears, he under certain conditions can pose a danger to human health.

How to write "Mednovosti". Ru ", specialists of the sister school at the medical center of the University of Rochester (Great Britain) showed that the interaction of grapefruit juice with certain medicines in the body can develop certain dangerous physiological processes.

The fact that this juice contains substances that affect the so-called microsomal enzymes of the liver - specific proteins involved in protecting the body from toxic substances. Their function is also affected by certain medications, such as antibiotics, hormonal contraceptives and antitumor agents.

Scientists believe that doctors are obliged to warn their patients about the potential danger and when prescribing appropriate medications to remind them that grapefruit juice should be abstained.

Medicus. En.