Seaweed has role in weight loss
Submitted by Michelle Miller on Wednesday, 13 September 2006No Comment
New studies have suggested that brown seaweed, also known as wakame; commonly used to flavour Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that can promote weight loss.
The compound, called fucoxanthin, also has anti-diabetes effects, the research has found.
Dr. Kazuo Miyashita from Hokkaido University told the American Chenical Society National meeting in San Francisco that significant reductions in fat tissue were reported in rats and obese mice fed the edible seaweed carotenoid fucoxanthin.
