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OBSERVATIONAL STUDYPUBLISHED 2023⚠ OBSERVATIONAL DESIGN CANNOT PROVE CAUSATION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (SUN EXPOSURE HABITS, SKIN TYPE) NOT FULLY CONTROLLED.
Regular citrus juice consumption associated with higher skin cancer risk.
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NUTRITION
• MIXED
Drinking Lemon Juice for Skin
RESEARCH
- Citrus juice may increase skin cancer ri
- Contains antioxidants in theory
- Limited human testing
COMMUNITY
- Mixed takes: one user found potential bone health benefits with calcium, but others warned about kidney stones and acid reflux risks.
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SAFETYLemon juice is acidic and can increase sun sensitivity, potentially raising skin cancer risk if consumed before sun exposure.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
ALL 6 ON PUBMED ↗BASED ON 6 PUBMED STUDIES
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ANIMAL STUDYPUBLISHED 2024⚠ ANIMAL-ONLY STUDY; FINDINGS MAY NOT TRANSLATE TO HUMANS, AND NO CONTROL GROUP OR DOSAGE COMPARISON REPORTED.
Lemon extract shown to reduce skin swelling in mice.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
READ THREADS ON REDDIT ↗COMMUNITY SENTIMENT
45% positive
“So, I ended up doing some 5 min research, and turns out drinking lemon juice WITH calcium supplements might actually IMPROVE bone health (influencing both bone resorption and formation). I'm dumbfounded and it just goes to show how many myths are there in modern society. Source: [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7935594/](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7935594/)”
U/ETHICALHUMANBEING ↗“It will also be a great way to prevent kidney stones”
U/NOT_ME_NO_WAY ↗“I have acid reflux just from watching this”
U/BUCSKESZ ↗COMMENTS
Add context that might help others — skin type, conditions like PCOS, what you'd tried before. The more specific, the more useful.
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