Molecule found in oranges could reduce obesity and prevent heart disease and diabetes

[Northerner]

Researchers at Western University are studying a molecule found in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin, which they have shown to drastically reduce obesity in mice and reverse its negative side-effects.

But why it works remains a mystery.

New research published in the Journal of Lipid Research demonstrates that mice fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet that were also given nobiletin were noticeably leaner and had reduced levels of insulin resistance and blood fats compared to mice that were fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet alone.

"We went on to show that we can also intervene with nobiletin," said Murray Huff, PhD, a Professor at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry who has been studying nobiletin's effects for over a decade. "We've shown that in mice that already have all the negative symptoms of obesity, we can use nobelitin to reverse those symptoms, and even start to regres

sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200303140158.htm

 

[grovesy]

I am not going to get too excited about this as many of these mice findings don't replicate to humans.

 

[trophywench]

So ….. in essence then, the War is responsible for any number of us getting diabetes? Although they were only a winter treat in any case!

How the hell do young people today get it, then? Do NONE of their parents buy oranges? If not, why not?

I bet the answer is 42.

 

[mikeyB]

I don’t eat Oranges, but I ain’t fat. I’m a pomegranate man. Either as the whole fruit, or as syrup at the bottom of a Tequila Sunrise. Which as it so happens contains orange juice. But not much, if I mix in the Tequila.

 

[trophywench]

LOL ! Bit like our G&Ts then, fair bit more G than T.