Lemon

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Blood sugar after meals²

  In people, lemon juice with bread led to lower blood sugar than water did.

Animal and lab studies only

• Concern

  Baby tooth enamel³

  In lab studies, canned lemon juice wore away the surface of baby teeth, with more loss the longer teeth sat in it.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.