How seaweed could help you lose weight

Kelp

Kelp could hold a special ingredients that helps weight loss / Picture:
Chris Crerar

Source: The Daily Telegraph





BRITISH scientists say seaweed could be the answer to the obesity epidemic, potentially reducing the body’s fat retention by more than 75 per cent.


A fibrous material in sea kelp called alginate was better at preventing fat absorption than most over-the-counter slimming treatments, laboratory tests for a University of Newcastle study showed.

“This suggests that if we can add the natural fiber to products commonly eaten daily – such as bread, biscuits and yogurts – up to three-quarters of the fat contained in that meal could simply pass through the body,” team leader Dr Iain Brownlee told Sky News UK.

“Now, the next step is to carry out clinical trials to find out how effective it is when eaten as part of a normal diet.”

The scientists used an “artificial gut” to test the effectiveness of 60 different natural fibers by measuring the extent to which they affected the digestion of fat.

The aim was to see if the same effects modeled in the laboratory could be reproduced in living volunteers.

Regular weight watchers may have known about kelp for some time. It can be found in pill form in health shops and is often recommended as an aid to weight loss.

Read more about alginate.

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