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A study from Brazil shows that jaboticaba peel, rich in phenolic compounds, can help manage blood sugar and inflammation in people with obesity and metabolic syndrome, offering significant health benefits when consumed as a powder supplement.
Conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas in São Paulo state , the study showed that inflammation and blood sugar levels improved in volunteers with obesity and metabolic syndrome who took 15 g per day of powdered jaboticaba peel as a dietary supplement for five weeks. In the study, which was supported by FAPESP via three project, 49 patients with metabolic syndrome and obesity were divided into two groups, one of which took 15 g of jaboticaba peel powder as a daily supplement for five weeks, while the other took a placebo. Body weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, metabolic and inflammatory parameters such as interleukin-6 were assessed at weeks 0 and 5, and blood sugar was regularly measured.
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