Fry it up for Brekky

Sorry to feature two stories on nutrition in a row, but its just getting more and more confusing on the nutritional front. Earlier this week we were told that eating grapefruit causes a risk of breast cancer for older women, yesterday it was "Forget taking Vitamin C with regards to colds and flu as its completely pointless" and now today we have ANOTHER load of research suggesting that a nice ‘FRYUP’ washed down with grapefruit juice could make SOME cancer drugs more effective. Doctors believe that taking the breast cancer drug lapatinib at the same time as a fatty meal may make it work at least three times as well. Add grapefruit juice into the equation and the researchers say the pills could be five times more effective than normal by aiding absorption. (lapatinib is a drug that could be available in the UK within months and more tests are currently underway.) Of course the researchers hasten to add that this latest recipe for health could lead to some confusion, as recent research showed that eating grapefruit may INCREASE the risk of breast cancer. So how do you like them apples? ...Or should I say grapefruit?