Grapefruit, orange and apple juices can harm the body’s ability to absorb certain medications and make the drugs less effective, said a Canadian study released last week in the United States.
上周在美国发表的一篇加拿大研究报告指出，柚子汁、橙汁、苹果汁会损害身体吸收某些药物的功能，从而降低药物的功效。
The research showed that these juices can decrease the effectiveness of certain drugs used to treat heart disease, cancer, organ-transplant rejection and infection, "potentially wiping out their beneficial effects," it said.
此研究表明，这些果汁会降低某些治疗心脏病、癌症、以及器官移植排斥和传染的药物的效力，并潜在抵消药物有益的作用。
David Bailey, a professor of clinical pharmacology with the University of Western Ontario and leader of the study, was the first researcher to identify grapefruit juice’s potential to increase the absorption of certain drugs two decades ago, possibly turning some doses toxic.
这次研究的负责人，西安大略大学的临床药理学专家大卫.贝利，已于两十年前首次证实了柚子汁可能会增加某种药物的吸收，并可能形成一些有毒的物质。
The new findings came as part of his continuing research on the subject, and were presented at the 236th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
这个新的发现作为他在这个专题持续研究的一部分，在宾夕法尼亚州费城的美国化学协会第236届的年会上发表。