Saturday, April 23, 2016

Certain Fruits Fight Fat Better Than Others

After assessing 24 years of people's eating habits, Harvard researchers linked each extra daily serving of fruit with an average of half a pound of weight loss over four years. The fruits that showed the greatest fat fighting abilities? Blueberries, apples, prunes and pears. They yielded up to a 1.3 pound weight reduction per extra daily serving, and researchers are giving some credit to the high amount of flavonoids in those options.

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Certain Fruits Fight Fat Better Than Others

After assessing 24 years of people's eating habits, Harvard researchers linked each extra daily serving of fruit with an average of half a pound of weight loss over four years.

The fruits that showed the greatest fat fighting abilities? Blueberries, apples, prunes and pears. They yielded up to a 1.3 pound weight reduction per extra daily serving, and researchers are giving some credit to the high amount of flavonoids in those options.

Nicholas English
Content Manager of About.com Health
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