Researchers saw that compounds in grapefruit can make the skin more sensitive to sunlight. People who enjoy a glass of orange juice or eat fresh grapefruit in the morning may have an increased risk of skin cancer melanoma, the most rare types of cancer but the most deadly.
That's the finding from a study of more than 100,000 adults in the United States for 25 years. The researchers found that those who regularly consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice has a higher risk of developing melanoma, compared with those who avoid such foods.
However, experts stressed the findings quickly and reported online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found not proven oranges help cause cancer.
It does make sense, however, because there are certain compounds in grapefruit that explains the association, said senior researcher Dr. Abrar Qureshi, head of dermatology at Brown University and a dermatologist at Rhode Island Hospital.
Grapefruit contains a substance "photoactive" is psoralens and furocoumarins particular, which is known to make the skin more sensitive to sunlight when applied to the skin, said Qureshi.
That's the finding from a study of more than 100,000 adults in the United States for 25 years. The researchers found that those who regularly consume grapefruit or grapefruit juice has a higher risk of developing melanoma, compared with those who avoid such foods.
However, experts stressed the findings quickly and reported online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found not proven oranges help cause cancer.
It does make sense, however, because there are certain compounds in grapefruit that explains the association, said senior researcher Dr. Abrar Qureshi, head of dermatology at Brown University and a dermatologist at Rhode Island Hospital.
Grapefruit contains a substance "photoactive" is psoralens and furocoumarins particular, which is known to make the skin more sensitive to sunlight when applied to the skin, said Qureshi.
