Warning: Grapefruit can be lethal

Experts are warning grapefruit poses a potentially lethal health risk to increasing numbers of people taking prescription drugs.

Warning: Grapefruit can be lethal

Experts are warning grapefruit poses a potentially lethal health risk to increasing numbers of people taking prescription drugs.

It contains chemicals that can interact with certain medicines, leading to kidney failure, respiratory failure or sudden death.

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