curcumin

Turmeric may help reduce weight and suppress the growth of fat tissue, according to a new study on mice. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) claim that curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to cut weight gain in mice. The research team studied mice fed a diet supplemented with curcumin and cell cultures incubated with curcumin. “Weight gain is the result of the growth and expansion of fat tissue, which cannot happen unless new blood vessels form, a process known as angiogenesis.” said senior author Mohsen Meydani, DVM, PhD, director of theRead More →