10/26/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
Hooker chive (Allium hookeri), which is widely cultivated and used as a vegetable and medicine in Asia, has been found to contain anti-obesity properties. In a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, researchers found that hooker chive leaves may help reduce the negative effects of a high fat diet and obesity.
The findings of the study indicated that consumption of hooker chive hives leaf may help reduce the negative effects of high fat diets.
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Journal Reference:
Park S, No K, Lee J. ANTI-OBESITY EFFECT OF ALLIUM HOOKERI LEAF EXTRACT IN HIGH-FAT DIET-FED MICE. Journal of Medicinal Food. 1 March 2018; 21(3). DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.3962
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