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Curry offers hope to fight obesity, diabetes

Posted on June 22, 2008

CM NEWS - Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain. And now, it might be able to prevent diabetes, or even obesity.CM News previously reports that turmeric, a compound derived from curcumins (a substance makes curry yellow), may protects the brain of diabetics against potential vascular complications.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 Na...

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