Study: Soluble Fiber Can Zap Unhealthy Belly Fat
Stubborn belly fat got you down? Try eating more soluble fiber.
Visceral fat, which lurks deep in the abdomen, is far more dangerous than the subcutaneous fat found just beneath the skin’s surface. However, because of its location, visceral fat can also be difficult to get rid of.
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that the best way to banish this stubborn, unhealthy belly fat is to eat more soluble fiber from vegetables, fruit and beans, and engage in moderate activity.
The study found that increasing the amount of soluble fiber eaten by 10 grams per day reduced visceral fat by more than 3 percent over five years. Also, increased moderate activity resulted in a more than 7 percent decrease in the accumulation of visceral fat over the same time period.
Kristen Hairston, M.D., who was the lead researcher on the study, said 10 grams of soluble fiber can be achieved by eating two small apples, 1 cup of green peas and 1/2 cup of pinto beans. Moderate activity refers to exercising vigorously for 30 minutes, two to four times a week.
“We know that a higher rate of visceral fat is associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and fatty liver disease,” Hairston said. “Our study found that making a few simple changes can have a big health impact.”
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Investigations conducted in the Salk Institute’s Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory (CNL) will appear in the June 27, 2011, issue of PLoS ONE. The report explains that fisetin, a naturally-occurring flavonoid found most abundantly in strawberries and to a lesser extent in other fruits and vegetables, lessens complications of diabetes. Previously, the lab showed that fisetin promoted survival of neurons grown in culture and enhanced memory in healthy mice. That fisetin can target multiple organs strongly suggests that a single drug could be used to mitigate numerous medical complications.Enzyme Activity Lab Report - News
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Louisville, KY (PRWEB) February 6, 2004
After William Cook suffered two heart attacks and a triple heart by-pass operation he elected natural cholesterol reduction. Doctors monitored Cook’s cholesterol and in 8 months it had dropped from 246 to 164 and his LDL cholesterol had dropped from 163 to 101, all on 2 jars of Tower Heart Technology per month, plus 2,000 mg. additional vitamin C as ascorbic acid.
All statins - natural or artificial - lower cholesterol by blocking the same essential enzyme. In 1985 Harwood, et. al., made the important discovery that ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is the human body’s natural HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, without the liver-destroying potential. When vitamin C levels are low, the body compensates and manufactures more cholesterol; when vitamin levels are high, vitamin C inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, predictably lowering cholesterol.
Cook, declined the artificial statin in mid-April of 2002 following emergency triple bypass surgery. Instead, he began Tower Heart Technology after watching a video of Nobelist Linus Pauling explaining the value of vitamin C for cardiovascular disease. William had his first heart attack on March 17, 2002 and a second 10 days later on March 27, 2002. In December of 2001 prior to his heart attacks, Bill’s numbers had been Cholesterol 242 and LDL Cholesterol 163.
Cook and long-time friend Sally Jewell had both worried about their decision, but they became jubilant after the blood tests results came in, ” To our wonderment and surprise, in 8 months his cholesterol had dropped from 246 to 164 and his LDL cholesterol had dropped from 163 to 101, all on 2 jars of Tower Heart Technology per month, plus 2,000 mg. additional vitamin C as ascorbic acid.”
When the lab report was examined, William’s doctor said, “I’ve never seen such a drop in cholesterol numbers. If cardiologists knew this, they would be recommending vitamin C and lysine therapy to all their patients.”
There are several known problems with artificial statin drugs, such as the popular LipitorÃ? or ZocorÃ?, which have prompted an investigation by the National Institutes of Health. These drugs may harm the liver and increase several cardiovascular risk factors; they reduce circulating levels of ubiquinone, also know as coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and they raise levels of Lp(a) cholesterol.
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