Researchers at Michigan University Cardiovascular Center have discovered that if you want to lose weight, slimming down by adding blueberies to your diet could be the answer.
They found that rats lost belly fat when their diet included blueberries. As well as slimming them down, the berries also lowered the rats’ risk for Metabolic Syndrome, which is a predictor of heart and artery disease, among others.
The rats were fed a diet containing 2% blueberries. After 90 days they tested positively for a battery of health indicators including triglycerides (blood fat), cholesterol, blood glucose – all food for slimming – and for insulin sensitivity (a metabolic syndrome indicator).
Beneficial Anthocyanins
In the fruit and vegetable kingdom, blueberries have a particularly high content of beneficial phytochemicals such as anthocyanins. These are probably the main factor responsible for the good effects in this study.
Though further tests are needed to confirm the findings, blueberries have so many health benefits in addition to their slimming effect that it can only be beneficial to add them to your diet. For example, mix them with other berries as part of your breakfast.
Lose weight with blueberries – University of Michigan report
Livingto150 Blog – Metabolic Syndrome Kills
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3 responses so far ↓
1 Acai Berry Select // May 16, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I found that losing weight is not that hard as anyone would think. It sure takes commitment and following a simple plan but the key element is persistance.
You need to monitor the calories, lose the junk food, sodas, sweets and do some physical exercises. I myself love dancing. And remember to use a fat burner to accelerate the fat metabolism.
2 Rob // May 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Yep – persistance is sure essential. Thanks.
3 Brik from reduce tummy fat // Jul 12, 2009 at 5:55 am
I’ve started eating lots of blue berries a few weeks ago and I have to admit that it really does work
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