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Grapefruit
Naturally packed with water

and fiber, citrus can help

you stay full and satisfied,
but grapefruit may have
a decided advantage,
according to a 2006 Journal
of Medicinal Food study.
When researchers put

volunteers on an exercise
plan for 12 weeks and
asked them to either eat
half a fresh grapefruit or
drink apple juice and pop
a placebo pill before each
meal, the grapefruit group
dropped an average of 3½
pounds (compared with
just ½ pound for the apple
group). The brilliant-pink
pigment in some grapefruit
indicates the presence of
lycopene, an antioxidant
that combats the body’s cell
aging triggered by harmful
free radicals. Lycopene
may also help lower your
risk of several kinds of
cancer, including prostate,
colon and lung. Look for

grapefruit with firm, shiny
skin that are heavy for their
size, which means they have
lots of juice. •

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