I’ve been eating salted seaweed chips ever since I was in college. But I never knew that this is an Herb for Weight Loss.
All I knew is that it’s Japanese, it’s green and it tastes good with Japanese food especially sushi.
I can’t tell you that Seaweed is the reason why almost all the Japanese are fit. but this can be one of the reasons.
So…what’s in seaweed anyway?
Seaweed has Alginate that stops fat absorption. Alginate is a natural fiber that’s found in seaweed and sea kelp.
UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council or BBSRC discovered that it decreases the absorption of fat by a whopping 75%.
Furthermore, Brown Seaweed is an even better Herb for Weight Loss because it has Fucoxanthin; a compound that aids in boosting the fat burning furnace in your body. Scientists found that 5 to 10 percent weight loss can be achieved with animals with Fucoxanthin.
Fucoxanthin is brown in color; hence brown seaweed. This compound carries out photosynthesis.
Brown seaweeds are often used in many Asian cuisines but rarely studied on what it can do to the body.
Kelp forests are found near California coast so this really would be a study that’s worth looking into. Who knows, that may be a big resource of Brown Sea weed and help reduce Obesity dramatically.
People all over the world are looking for a way to get healthier because nobody is getting any younger. A good substitute would be Healthy food and Herbs for Weight Loss.
