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**CruzIzabella** · 08-20-2008, 08:23 PM

Drinking fruit juice dramatically reduces the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, heart conditions and high blood pressure, scientists say.
Research has shown that orange, apple and grapefruit juice can also wipe out the benefits of some antibiotics and hay-fever pills.
It is thought the drinks stop drugs from entering the bloodstream and getting to work in the body - possibly rendering them useless.
The potential effects are so serious, researchers warned, that if in doubt, patients should swap fruit juices for water when on medication. Drinking fruit juice 'may stop medication working'| News | This is London

08-20-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
CruzIzabella Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 372 Senior Member	Drinking orange juice can make common drugs almost useless Drinking fruit juice dramatically reduces the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, heart conditions and high blood pressure, scientists say. Research has shown that orange, apple and grapefruit juice can also wipe out the benefits of some antibiotics and hay-fever pills. It is thought the drinks stop drugs from entering the bloodstream and getting to work in the body - possibly rendering them useless. The potential effects are so serious, researchers warned, that if in doubt, patients should swap fruit juices for water when on medication. Drinking fruit juice 'may stop medication working'\| News \| This is London
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