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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Eat Curry, Lose Weight? | Scientific Blogging

Remember, you are what you eat. So eat curry:

Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both obesity and Type 2 diabetes, Drew Tortoriello, M.D., an endocrinologist and research scientist at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center, and his colleagues were curious what effect the herb might have on diabetic mice.
Eat Curry, Lose Weight? | Scientific Blogging
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