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Orange and Grapefruit Juice help fight Breast Cancer and High Cholesterol

July 27 -- The International Congress of Nutrition released information today that Orange and Grapefruit Juices may play a pivital role in fighting cholesterol and breast cancer.

This study was conducted at the Centre for Human Nutrition at The University of Western Ontario.

Of the mice that were used, those given orange or grapefruit juice had 50 % fewer tumors. Suprisingly, cholesterol levels in these mice were also lowered (by 43% for those given orange juice and 32% for those given grapefruit juice).

Source: University of Western Ontario; Reuters Health News

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