Younger consumers are spurning grapefruit juice because of its tart taste, while older fans are finding they cannot drink it because it causes side effects when mixed with several popular ...

Women and people ages 65 and older are at a higher risk of developing side effects from these statins. ... It’s also recommended to avoid grapefruit juice when taking other medications, too.

Grapefruit juice can interfere with how certain medications work by affecting drug metabolism and absorption, leading to either increased side effects or reduced effectiveness. The FDA requires ...

He and his colleagues conducted experiments and found that after removing the furanocoumarins from grapefruit juice, the main known grapefruit-drug interactions didn’t occur.

“Grapefruit and grapefruit juice are known to interfere with statins, which are used to reduce cholesterol,” said Sarah Hormachea, a registered dietitian at Nourish.

Grapefruit juice, it turns out, can affect some medications. So you may need to rethink your morning drink. Don’t drink grapefruit juice if you’re taking any of these medications, unless ...

An older study from 2009 discussed the effects of grapefruit with metformin in nondiabetic rats. Some rats were exposed to grapefruit juice and metformin. Others were exposed to metformin alone.

In an older study, 91 adults with obesity consumed either a placebo, apple juice, grapefruit juice, or half a fresh grapefruit three times a day for 12 weeks.

An older 1996 study involving 13 volunteer participants found that grapefruit juice increased the amount of an estrogen drug, but this was a very small sample group.