Could this antioxidant BLOWTORCH out-of-control fat?
Some folks are just carrying around a few extra pounds…
But for other folks, that excess weight is associated with a dangerous and potentially deadly disease.
It’s obesity.
And in those who are obese, something goes horribly wrong with the body’s capacity to PILE ON fat… and NEVER let it go.
Of course, we all need SOME fat tissue… to keep us warm and to store an emergency energy supply.
But not all fat is created equal.
And when obesity has you in its grip… accumulated fat can do much more HARM than good.
The problem is that obesity-related fat stores don’t just go away with a few diet tweaks and more exercise.
You need something a lot MORE POWERFUL.
I know there are unscrupulous companies that may have tried to sell you fat-burning solutions before…
And you might’ve even tried them and been DISAPPOINTED.
But today, I’ve got something that could be a “secret weapon” against a FAT TAKEOVER!
Turning fat from a foe into a friend
Friend, you’re surely familiar with the nutrient called resveratrol – a powerful antioxidant that’s found in the skin of red grapes (and, to some extent, in red wine).
You’ve read before right here in eAlert about its benefits to cardiovascular health… bone health… cognition… aging… immunity… and more.
But today I want to share with you something you might find surprising about this “red wine nutrient.”
It could help fight obesity!
That’s because resveratrol is UNDERAPPRECIATED as a “fat burner”…
As it helps nudge along the process of “thermogenesis” (literally, the generation of heat) in brown fat.
“Brown” fat is considered the “good” kind of fat tissue – because it’s LOADED with energy-producing mitochondria that help burn calories.
Even better, resveratrol has demonstrated the ability to help CONVERT the “bad” type of fat – a.k.a. white fat – into brown fat (in a process called “browning”).
But that’s not all…
Because resveratrol also helps INHIBIT the accumulation of white fat. In fact, it could even keep the WORST kind of white fat at bay!
I’m talking about visceral fat, a.k.a. belly fat – the stuff that CRUSHES your internal organs and has been linked to the development of several serious diseases.
If you’ve got a “beer belly” yourself… you know that this type of fat is also the MOST STUBBORN and the HARDEST to lose!
If you’ve already got excess adipose tissue… especially the “white” kind… resveratrol could help BANISH the excess inflammation that tends to come along with it.
And inflammation is one of the hallmarks of obesity – and one of the aspects that makes it potentially SO dangerous to your health.
In animal studies, these mechanisms have been associated with weight loss… even when the subjects ate a high-fat diet.
According to a 2018 meta-analysis of human studies, resveratrol could help real people LOSE weight and fat and REDUCE their BMIs…
SHRINK their waists…
And IMPROVE certain metabolic markers!
How does it work?
Well, researchers have identified how resveratrol can MIMIC calorie restriction to achieve some of the SAME benefits… but with ZERO changes to your diet.
But that may not be the ENTIRE story.
Because scientists are also looking into how resveratrol influences your gut microbiome… where it may act as a prebiotic, FEEDING the “good bugs” in your gut.
When researchers transplanted resveratrol-treated colonies of beneficial bacteria into the guts of mice in a 2019 animal study, the STUNNING results included…
- LOWER weight
- ENHANCED fat metabolism
- REDUCED inflammation, and
- STRONGER gut lining protection.
Here’s the icing on the cake…
The authors of the study could see how the subjects’ white fat cells were TURNING INTO brown fat!
In that study, the treated mice also showed IMPROVED insulin sensitivity…
And other research has looked into whether some of resveratrol’s anti-obesity actions might have to do with influencing how the body processes sugar.
We don’t have a FIRM answer on that yet…
But we have seen how resveratrol could help manage type 2 diabetes and control blood sugar.
If you’re looking at resveratrol supplements, make sure to choose one that contains the active form of this nutrient, trans-resveratrol.
You can find it from several quality makers at your local health food store or online.
