Spinach helps reduce cravings and prevents obesity

A Swedish scientist on March 10 said that a natural substance found in spinach has the potential to help reduce cravings and prevent obesity.

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Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson, a professor at Lund University, said the natural ingredient, called thylakoid, is made through photosynthesis of green leaves.

Unlike other processed foods, this substance is mainly digested in the epigastric, it has the effect of preventing key hormones that make us always feel full. Thereby slowing down the metabolism of fat.

In addition, the results of the test for 15 people who used the compound every morning also showed that they no longer had an appetite between meals.

However, only eating spinach is not effective enough. We need to crumble the leaves of the vegetable, filter the water and extract it through a centrifuge to release the thylakoid from the plant cells.