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Pineapple Juice And Statins
In this Q&A, a reader asks about possible adverse interactions between pomegranates and Lipitor. Pomegranate juice has been shown to have the same effect on the body's metabolism as grapefruit juice does, which can cause dangerously high levels of drugs in the bloodstream.
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Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
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Chef Gale Gand's Roasted Pineapple Carpaccio
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Cholesterol-lowering Statins Not Linked to Cancer
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Pineapple Fried Rice
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Statins for Children: A Follow-Up
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From Our Sources
Statins, other meds don't mix with grapefruit
Studies have shown that drinking grapefruit juice or eating the fruit can cause problems with the way some medications work. If you take statins or... Read more »
U.S. researchers find why grapefruit juice and some drugs don'...
Researchers in the United States have isolated the compound furanocoumarin in grapefruit juice as the cause of the juice's effect on the absorption... Read more »
Survey: Many more need statins
According to data gathered from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, nearly half of the Americans who meet the criteria for taking... Read more »
Study finds millions more may benefit from statins
Cholesterol-lowering statins could cut the risk of heart attacks in as many as 6.5 million Americans who have low cholesterol but high levels of a... Read more »
New study supports wider use of statins
An analysis of previous research supports the idea that even healthy people who do not have heart disease can benefit from taking... Read more »
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