How Ginger Fights Against Body Fats

Ginger, as a supplement or an important ingredient in foods and drinks, it may protect against obesity and chronic illnesses, according to
a research review. 

Experts can not recommend a specific dosage for preventive purposes, but they say that consuming more of ginger or the pungent spice is smart for several reasons.

A new research published in the "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences", specifically examined the findings of sixty studies performed on humans, cell cultures, and lab animals.

In the nutshell, these studies have built a consensus that this pungent spice and it's major ingredient exert beneficial effects in fighting against diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and related disorders. written by authors from China Agricultural University.

The authors mainly focused their research on the different facets of metabolic syndrome, a combination of 3 or more risk factors for the type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 

The term "Metabolic syndrome" is a gradually growing health concern that has reached pandemic proportions, they wrote that, "as it now affects a one-fourth of the total world’s population."

There have been numerous interest into the potential strategies to treat and prevent "metabolic syndrome".

Ginger, one of the most widely used spices in the world, has a very long history of use as a herbal medicine in the treatment of a variety of ailments,  thanks to its many antioxidants and phytochemicals, the authors said.

In fact, there seem to be other several mechanisms behind Ginger's superfood healing powers. The paper clearly describes how this spice plays an important role in digestion, insulin secretion, fat burning, carbohydrate among others.

Ginger has also been shown to hinder oxidative stress, to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. It may also reduce atherosclerosis i.e. the buildup of dangerous fat in the arteries.

The evidence for this health benefits is far stronger in animal and test-tube studies than can be found in people, the authors pointed out. Example, when you feed rats with ginger, it proved to significantly reduce systemic inflammation, body weight, lower cholesterol and blood sugar and also protect against the harmful effects of the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Few human clinical trials have been conducted to study the effects of ginger on these health conditions, just because of some of the challenges posed by this spice’s complex chemical composition and its lack of funding. 

These researchers also suggested that consuming ginger can promote the burning of calorie and also reduce feelings of hunger and this is significantly associated with weight loss in obsessed adults. It is also been linked to positive changes in cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, inflammatory proteins and liver health.