Maybe lowly fruit holds some keys to U.S. obesity epidemic
It’s always been a very lucrative market in America (probably worldwide?) to sell weight loss products. Over the years, there’s impressive evidence that there are weight loss supplements that work — some probably better than others, some probably cheaper than others.
But now there’s a lowly fruit which, according to some reports, may hold some keys to solving the U.S. obesity epidemic. And my wife’s going to have mixed feelings about this one: it’s a grapefruit derivative. First, let me explain about my wife. She absolutely loves grapefruit. The bad news is — she’s on a prescription drug which specifically disallows grapefruit or grapefruit products. Bummer for her.
But there could be good news here for many of us doing the old weight loss dance. I happen to like grapefruit myself, though I can’t see myself using a weight loss product which I would need to keep a secret from my wife. Nah, seriously, she’s really good about it. I occasionally enjoy a grapefruit-based soft drink in her presence and she doesn’t even glare at me. So maybe I’ll give grapefruit a chance.