Wonder Foods, Part 2 -- Grapefruit

According to a favorite xkcd cartoon, grapefruit is difficult to eat and UNtasty.  But it does seem to be good for us.

US News.com just ran one of those fun little collections of wonder foods. The five foods in the article are Blue M&M's, Grapefruit, Peas, Watermelon and Chocolate.:

Can Blue M&M's, Blue Gatorade Protect Your Spine? Surprisingly Helpful Foods -- 5 foods or food additives that may pack unexpected health benefits

. . .new research finds grapefruit is ripe with a type of antioxidant that may prevent obesity and protect against type 2 diabetes. Findings newly published in an online issue of the journal Diabetes showed that naringenin, a type of antioxidant called a flavonoid, decreased cholesterol production and stabilized metabolism in mice fed a fat-laden diet. . .

For the full study see http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2009/07/09/db09-0634.abstract?sid=bbe60ffb-34c9-448c-8391-64e4d27f2eb5

Thank you to Laura Bantle for this item.