The role this exotic fruit plays in health promotion.
Is Dragon Fruit Good For You?
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I have become a big fan of dragon fruit — particularly the red-fleshed variety — because it just LOOKS so full of antioxidants. This video — admittedly old — doesn’t really go into whether or not fresh dragon fruit is particularly good for people. I would really like to know if there’s more research out there on this. I make a great dragon fruit smoothie with banana, strawberries, frozen spinach, and cacao nibs. The dragon fruit is thrown in purely for what I hope is its nutritional value. But it’s quite expensive. If I’m wasting my money, I’d love to know!
Enjoy your dragonfruit smoothie! There are lots of nutirents there. Besides the source Dr. Greger cited, I found these 2 scholarly studies citing the health benefits of dragonfruit: Comparative antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of red and white pitayas and their correlation with flavonoid and polyphenol content.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21535651
USDA Branded Food Products Database https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/45291867
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dragon-fruit-benefits#section1
In addition I found this article which cited these references and provided a fuller view of the benefits. So yes, your new favorite fruit is good for people!
FYI: Dried dragon fruit is only available in the winter; Trader Joe’s & Costco both carry it then. Flavor is subtle & slightly sweet.
May you fix the link to the study?
Thanks again, Alvaro! It’s been fixed and you can find it here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814609013181
If I eat the dragon fruit make me itch, why?