HEALTH - ~ Mangoes can help fight flab: Study - Scientists have found the skins of the Irwin and Nam Doc Mai varieties contain compounds that inhibit theformation of human fat cells.

Scientists have found the skins of the Irwin and Nam Doc Mai varieties
contain compounds that inhibit theformation of human fat cells.
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Eating few mango varietiescould help you lose weight,but only if you
eat the skin you normally throw away, Australian researchers
haveclaimed.
Advising that while eating the wrong variety of this fruit could have
the opposite effect.
University of Queensland scientists have found the skins of the common
Irwin and Nam Doc Mai varieties contain compounds that inhibit the
formation of human fat cells.
On contrary, the skin of theKensington Pride mango has compounds that
promote fat cell growth, according to an AAP report.
Mike Gidley said lab tests involved exposing human fat cells to
extracts from the skin and flesh of three varieties.
He said there was a long way to go, but the findingsopened up the
possibility of a supplement that couldhelp fight obesity.
"The next stage is to identify the useful molecules in the peel that
inhibited fat cell formation," Mr. Gidley said.