The Effects of Grapefruit Pectin
on Patients at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease Without Altering Diet or Lifestyle.
J. J. Cerda, MD, F.L. Robbins, BS, C.W. Burgin, T.G. Baumgartner, Pharm D., R.W. Rice, BA
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition, University of Florida
College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL USA
"This study has shown that daily dietary supplementation of 15 grams
of grapefruit pectin significantly lowered plasma cholesterol and improved
the ratio of LDLC:HDLC in hypercholesterolemia patients who are unable or
unwilling to follow a low-risk diet". Clinical Cardiology. 11. 589-594
(1988)
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