{"id":7555,"date":"2009-04-23T11:15:45","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2009-04-23T11:15:45","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T16:15:45","slug":"blueberries-may-help-reduce-belly-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/blueberries-may-help-reduce-belly-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueberries May Help Reduce Belly Fat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to researchers at the University of Michigan, blueberries may help to fend off belly fat and reduce risk of diabetes. <a title=\"Super food rx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Super_Foods_Rx\/\" target=\"_self\">Blueberries<\/a> high content of phytochemicals which are a kind of antioxidant are believed\u00a0to\u00a0play a\u00a0significant role in whittling your middle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/blueberry-pie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blueberries.jpg\" alt=\"blueberries\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lab rats who were fed a blueberry-rich mixture had less <a title=\"abdominal fat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/inches-lost-more-accurate-than-scale-weight\/\" target=\"_self\">abdominal fat<\/a>, lower triglycerides, lower cholesterol, and improved fasting glucose and <a title=\"diabetes diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Diabetes_Diet\/\" target=\"_self\">insulin<\/a> sensitivity which are key measures of how well the body uses glucose for fuel, says researchers. Blueberries seem to affect the genes that are related to fat-burning and storage.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So what does this mean for you?\u00a0Toss a handful on your yogurt, throw a few in a salad or add some to your morning cereal. \u00a0Even though this study was done on lab rats, health experts have long praised the blueberry for its rich antioxidants, high fiber content and low-glycemic load. Bottom line is that you can&#8217;t go wrong with making blueberries a staple in your grocery cart.<\/p>\n<p>Since blueberries are a fruit that are often sprayed quite generously with pesticides, consider opting for organic. Frozen wild blueberries are also a great staple to keep in your freezer for mixing into <a title=\"blueberry smoothie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/blueberry-smoothie\/\" target=\"_self\">smoothies<\/a> or adding in to muffin batter.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a title=\"blueberries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart\/news\/20090419\/blueberries-may-banish-belly-fat\" target=\"_self\">WebMD<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to researchers at the University of Michigan, blueberries may help to fend off belly fat and reduce risk of diabetes. Blueberries high content of phytochemicals which are a kind of antioxidant are believed\u00a0to\u00a0play a\u00a0significant role in whittling your middle. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/blueberries-may-help-reduce-belly-fat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[219,382,1447,31,383],"class_list":["post-7555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diabetes","tag-antioxidants","tag-belly-fat","tag-blueberries","tag-health-news","tag-research-studies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7555"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7661,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions\/7661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}