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Grapefruit interacts with dozens of drugs. Now we know what the secret ingredients are that cause this unusual effect.
Is soy a miracle food or a menace? We talk with an expert about the benefits and risks of soy.
Are you getting enough sleep? We’ll find out how sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain.
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Guests: Paul Watkins, MD, is the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of North Carolina. He also directs the General Clinical Research Center at UNC. The article on grapefruit is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2006.http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/83/5/1097
Jay Caplan, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Comparative Medicine Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Alan Greene, MD, Founder and CEO of drgreene.com and Stanford University Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. His book is From First Kicks to First Steps: Nurturing Your Baby’s Development from Pregnancy Through the First Year of Life.