Rats that received whole tart cherry powder mixed into a high-fat diet didn’t gain as much weight or build up as much body fat as rats that didn’t receive cherries. And their blood showed much lower levels of molecules that indicate the kind of inflammation that has been linked to heart disease and diabetes. In addition, they had significantly lower blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides than the other rats.

Where can you find tart cherries? They are frequently sold dried, frozen or in juices. Tart cherries are a bit different then the commonly sold bing cherries. Tart cherries have higher concentrations of antioxidant anthocyanins than those sweet cherries.

The bottom line is that the rats that were given the cherry powder and pieces of tart cherry has considerably less ‘belly fat’ which is so prevalant among heart disease, diabetes and other inflammatory process in humans bodies.

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