Munching on tangy fruits can aid you stay slim, reveals a new study. The study conducted on mice showed that the juice of the blood orange stopped them from piling on weight when fed a high-fat diet.
However, those fed with sweeter oranges gained significant amounts of fat.The fat-busting powers of the fruit, grown in Italy and the US, may be partly due to its high levels of anthocyanin.
This red pigment that gives the orange its deep color is a type of antioxidant, a natural chemical that helps ward off disease.
The juice damages the skill of cells called adipocytes to accumulate fat. Adipocytes are found typically around the waistline and absorb fat from food to store as energy.
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