Every day a new super fruit makes headlines, and now cherries are getting their day in the spotlight. It seems this red, tasty fruit is packed with major antioxidant power that helps with weight loss--specifically shedding the fat around the stomach--according to research from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.
The lead scientist of the study believes the antioxidant anthocyanins in tart cherries is responsible for turning on a fat-burning enzyme.
The animal study also found that tart cherries lower the risk factors for heart disease as well as reduce cholesterol and inflammation.
Additionally, a 2007 study conducted at the University of Granada in Spain found that melatonin--another antioxidant found in cherries--plays a role in delaying the effects of aging because it neutralizes the oxidative and inflammation process.
To help whittle your waistline, you can eat just a cup of this super fruit a day to shed belly fat. Best of all, you can find dried, frozen or juiced tart cherries year round.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Eat Cherries, Melt Away Waistline
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4 comments:
Ah, if only I *liked* cherries. I can't stand their flavor. (Maybe too much cherry cough syrup as a kid? I don't know.)
Thanks for the info, though.
Cheers,
KristenM
(Food Renegade)
Kristen...Oh my gosh! I didn't know about foodrenegade.com or realfoodmedia.com. Thanks so much for commenting or I would have lost out. Of course, eventually I would have found it. Thank you! Thank you! Great sites!! Great information!!
They don't have to be fresh?
Nope! Dried, powdered, and frozen work just fine too. The study used powdered cherries. But to get the most potency use tart cherries. Unfortunately, I much prefer sweet cherries ;)
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