At two meals a day, consume 3 grams of cumin in yogurt. Cumin is highly recommended for those wishing to lose weight. It is believed that the sterol it contains, phytosterol, prevents the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the body and boosts metabolism.
Scientists from the Iran University of Science and Technology took 88 women who had excessive weight problems and randomly assigned them into two different groups. All received weight counseling and consumed the same calories each day. Everything they ate was organic and healthy.
Twice daily, group 1 ate yogurt with 31 grams of cumin powder. Group 2 ate plain yogurt. After 3 months, the difference was dramatic. Group 2 did lose weight but group 1 lost 14 pounds extra.
Group 1 lost more body fat – 14.64%, whereas the group 2 fat loss was just 4.91%. The study also found cumin significantly reduced blood lipid levels. Triglycerides dropped 23 points in group 1 compared to only 5 points in group 2. And LDL cholesterol level dropped by 10 points for group 1 compared to less than one point for group 2.
Refer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25456022
and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25766448
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