The benefits of antioxidants found in many fruits, vegetables, nuts, tea, and wine may include tinkering with fat cells in a way that curbs obesity and helps the heart.
A new study shows that, in test tubes, antioxidants called flavonoids and phenolic acids ... didn't kill fat cells or slash the number of fat cells in the test tubes. Instead, they made fat cells cut their production of triglycerides, which are a heart hazard. The antioxidants did that by curbing an enzyme needed to make triglycerides, according to the study...
Meanwhile, reams of research support eating a healthy diet rich in produce...
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