Grapefruit is good for gums

London: A new study published in the British Dental Journal has claimed that just two grapefruit a day pushes up vitamin C levels in the body and stops bleeding gums.

According to researchers at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Germany, the antioxidant effect of vitamin C appears to increase healing in the gums.

The researchers looked at grapefruit’s effect on 58 people, both smokers and non-smokers, and found that all those eating grapefruit each day for a fortnight after a main meal had higher levels of vitamin C in the blood by the end of the two-week study.

In non-smokers, vitamin C levels rose by 50 per cent and almost doubled in smokers, while levels remain unchanged in volunteers who did not eat grapefruit. There was also a significant reduction in bleeding from the gums among those who ate grapefruit.

“Because vitamin C promotes the healing of wounds and boasts antioxidant properties, it contributes to the therapy and prevention of gum disease,” the Daily Mail quoted a spokesperson for the British Dental Association as saying.

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