If you are really thinking of weight lose, why not try Citrus fruits? These fruits have been proved to help you control weight and also help in controlling diabetes and heart diseases.
Citrus fruits contain active ingredient naringenin, which is a a flavonoid. It is said that naringenin helps in burning the extra calories from the body.
The effects of Citrus fruits in weight loss have been established by a group of researchers from the University of Western Ontario. The group had come forth with the revelation that citrus fruits aids in burning more fats from the body. The researchers had conducted their studies in Mice. They divided Mice into two groups, both groups were given the same high calorie food, but one group’s food was added up with naringenin, the active ingredient in citrus fruit.
Citrus fruits also have great amount of fibre, which helps to cleanse the system and increase the metabolic rate.
The researchers, whose study was published in the journal Diabetes, found that the Mice which were not administered naringenin had gained weight and the cholesterol levels were high. They were also at a higher risk of developing diabetes as their sugar levels soared high. Whereas it was found that the Mice that were fed with naringenin group did not gain weight and their cholesterol levels were low. They also had low sugar levels.
The researchers say that naringenin corrected many of the metabolic disturbances, which were linked to insulin resistance.
It is sure that the research may lead to the development of new drugs based on naringenin.
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