People who have kidney problems, doctors recommended to drink grapefruit juice.
Of course, if it is not contraindicated to you from other diseases.
Scientists at the University of London, found in the grapefruit a substance that can prevent the formation of cysts in the kidneys.
This substance called naringenin and is also present in other citrus fruits. It successfully blocks the formation of cysts in the kidneys, an effect which occurs when polycystic kidney disease, by regulating the PKD2 protein responsible for this.
This study was published on the eve of world kidney day, celebrated globally on 13 March and aims to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys and the risk factors for the development of kidney disease.
Discovery benefits naringenin can be a vital step forward in the future treatment and prevention of kidney disease, say the study authors.
One of them, Professor Robin Williams said: “this discovery is vital in helping us to understand how to control polycystic kidney disease.
Kidney disease are debilitating condition that can lead to death and finding an effective treatment is really urgent priority of scientists.”
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