Turmeric Extract Suppresses Fat Tissue Growth In Rodent Models
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:22
in Health & Medicine
Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers studied mice fed high fat diets supplemented with curcumin and cell cultures incubated with curcumin.
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