Orange, grapefruit juice for breakfast builds bones in rats

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Dr. Bhimu Patil left discusses the benefits of citrus with graduate student Jose Perez of McAllen. Patil director of Texas AM Universitys Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center and Dr. Farzad Deyhim of Texas AM University-Kingsville recently publishe ...
Dr. Bhimu Patil, left, discusses the benefits of citrus with graduate student Jose Perez of McAllen. Patil, director of Texas A&M University's Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, and Dr. Farzad Deyhim of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, recently published an article showing citrus juice reduced osteoporosis in rats. Credit: (Texas Agricultural Experiment Station photo by Kathleen Phillips)

It may sound like Saturday cartoons: a strong-boned rat that can't be broken. But a couple of Texas researchers say the real hero is citrus juice.


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