Obesity is a global problem caused by an imbalance in energy intake and consumption and carries a strong risk for type 2 diabetes associated with insulin resistance. According to studies and health-conscious individuals, taking rosehips supplements could help aid in weight loss. How?
Rosehip is also known as Rosa canina L. or Rosaceae and is widely distributed in and around Europe.
The fruit of this plant, rosehip, has been used as a diuretic, laxative, anti-gout, and anti-rheumatic remedy in traditional European medicine.
Studies show that rose hips from the Rosa canina plant are high in an antioxidant called tiliroside, which may have fat-burning properties.
Rose hips have been linked to numerous benefits, including improved immunity, heart health, weight loss, and skin ageing.
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The study found that abdominal total fat area, abdominal visceral fat area, body weight, and body mass index decreased significantly in the rosehip group at week 12 compared with their baseline levels after receiving the rosehip tablet intake.
Additionally, body fat percent tended to decrease compared with the placebo group and their baseline level.
Moreover, the abdominal subcutaneous fat area was significantly lower in the rosehip group than in the placebo group.
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“These results suggest that rosehip extract may be a good candidate food material for preventing obesity,” noted the study.
In another study, rosehip extract in helping to inhibit lipid accumulation in white adipose tissue was analysed.
“Recent studies have shown that Rosa canina L. and tiliroside, the principal constituent of its seeds, exhibit anti-obesity and anti-diabetic activities via enhancement of fatty acid oxidation in the liver and skeletal muscle, said the study.
It continued: “Rosehip suppressed lipid and helped to inhibit body weight gain and decreased the amount of visceral fat.
“These results suggested rosehip inhibits lipid accumulation and may be a good candidate food material for preventing obesity.”
Scientists have also found that rosehip supplementation helped with increasing energy expenditure.
Experts have also identified a compound within the pulp called GOPO, which is now thought to play an essential role in the anti-inflammatory benefits rosehips provide.
These elements combined have led to increased interest in the humble rosehip in scientific circles.
It is now increasingly being taken by health-conscious individuals to help not only with stiff joints and more energy but also to aid in weight loss.
Source: Daily Express
