Seaweed bread could help fight obesity crisis: scientists

By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor 730AM GMT twenty-two March 2010

A group from Newcastle University has found that seaweed combined to bread, biscuits and yogurt can revoke the volume of fat engrossed by the physique but up to 75 per cent.

The tip is the healthy twine alginate, found in sea kelp and already used in small quantities in food as a thickener. Early ambience tests have referred to the thought of adding in larger quantities could be successful.

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The commentary are being presented at the American Chemical Society assembly in San Francisco.

Dr Iain Brownlee pronounced "This suggests that if we can supplement the healthy twine to products ordinarily eaten every day - such as bread, biscuits and yogurts up to 3 buliding of the fat contained in that dish could simply pass by the body.

"We have already combined the alginate to bread and primary ambience tests have been intensely encouraging. Now the subsequent step to to lift out clinical trials to find out how in effect they are when eaten as piece of a normal diet."

The seaweed might be some-more in effect than stream weight loss products sole over the counter, he said.

Dr Brownlee combined "There are large claims about spectacle cures for weight loss but usually a couple of cases indicate any receptive to advice systematic justification to behind up these claims.

"Alginates not usually have good intensity for weight government - adding them to food additionally has the combined value of boosting altogether twine content."

"These primary commentary indicate alginates could indicate a really genuine resolution in the conflict opposite obesity."