A substance in apple peels may reduce the risk of obesity be increasing muscle and burning fat. FirstHealth is your source for weight loss information, serving patients in the Pinehurst, Sanford, Raeford, Laurinburg, Lumberton, Troy and Rockingham regions of North Carolina and beyond.

1. Apple Peels Could Ward Off Obesity
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, literally. New research from the University of Iowa (UI)shows
that a natural substance found in apple peels, ursolic acid, may actually reduce the risk of obesity and
obesity related diseases.Christopher Adams, UI associate professor of internal medicine and a Faculty
Scholar at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the UI led the research which was
published on June 20 in the journal PLoS ONE.
There was previous research which acknowledged that ursolic acid
increases muscle mass and strength in healthy mice. “In this study, we
tested ursolic acid in mice on a high-fat diet --a mouse model of obesity
and metabolic syndrome. Once again, ursolic acid increased skeletal
muscle. Interestingly, it also reduced obesity, pre-diabetes and fatty
liver disease,” Adams states.
Ursolic acid helps increase muscle mass, muscle burns more calories
than fat, ipso-facto ursolic acid could help reduce obesity. Ursolic acid
was also shown to increase the amount of brown fat in the mice. Brown
fat is seen in infants and hibernating mammals. Its main purpose is to
ward off hyperthermia. In infants, it is located normally around the neck and shoulder blade area but
has been known to dissipate with age. There have been studies linked to the increase in brown fat with
lower levels of obesity and healthier levels of blood sugar and blood lipid, leading to the suggestion that
brown fat may also be helpful in preventing obesity and diabetes.
The researchers found that the mice on the high-fat diet that also had ursolic acid ate more than the
other mice. They also gained less weight and their blood sugar levels remained normal. The same group
of mice had increased skeletal muscle and brown fat, which increased their strength and endurance,
which lead to increased calorie burning, which in turn protects against diet-induced obesity, pre-
diabetes, and fatty liver disease.
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**Further research is needed to determine if ursolic acid has the same effect on people.**

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