Slimmers should start snacking on blueberries, as they slash the
number of fat cells in the body by up to three-quarters, say scientists.
Researchers
found the fruit can break down existing fat cells and prevent new ones
from forming, making them a potentially powerful weapon in the fight
against rising obesity.
Blueberries, which have already been
lauded as a superfood for their ability to help prevent heart disease
and Type-2 diabetes, contain high levels of polyphenols – groups of
chemicals with potential health benefits.
Tests revealed
polyphenols can cut the number of fat cells in the body by 73 per cent
with a large dose and 27 per cent with the smallest dose, the American
Society for Nutrition’s Experimental Biology 2011 meeting heard.
Using
tissue taken from mice, scientists looked at what effect the
polyphenols in blueberries might have in fighting the development of fat
cellsand inducing lipolysis, the break down fats within the body.
Results,
presented at the Experimental Biology 2011 meeting for the American
Society for Nutrition, showed that the highest dose of blueberry
polyphenols caused the lipids in the mouse tissue to decrease by almost
three quarters at 73 per cent, with even the lowest dose cutting the
amount of lipids in the tissue by over a quarter at 27 per cent.
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