and other fat-soluble compounds.
4. Grapefruit + medication
This is potentially the most important warning in the article. Grapefruit really can interact with certain medicines, sometimes substantially. But it doesn’t interact with all medications, so the correct advice is to check the specific medicine.
Where the article becomes misleading
The biggest issue is the “food pairing” framing.
Eating protein and carbohydrates together isn’t inherently bad. You don’t need to separate fruit from protein, starch from meat, etc. Your digestive system is designed to process mixed meals.
There is even a randomized
