A drink made up of just two ingredients could help people to boost their metabolism and lose weight.
Visceral fat can trigger low-level inflammation.
This, in turn, hikes the risk of other chronic conditions.
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While the only way this can be reduced is through a combination of exercise and diet, one green juice may help speed up the process.
Coriander leaves, seeds, flowers and fruit are packed with high contents of antioxidants, which help with digestion, reports the Express.
The plant has a wide range of medicinal activities which include anti-diabetic, antioxidant and anticancer functions.
Ieva Kubiliute, Wellness Psychologist, explained: "Coriander juice is popular for quick weight shedding.
"It works by increasing your metabolism, thus burning more calories at a faster frequency.
"You may not like its taste, but blending with lemon juice improves the flavour and gives more effect."
In one study published in the Journal of Agriculture & Biology, researchers investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with coriander seeds on visceral adipose tissue lipid storage in growing rats.
Rodents were fed either standard rat chow or a standard chow supplemented with crushed coriander seeds.
After five weeks, researchers noted a marked difference in the visceral fat among different rodents.
The researchers explained: "Whilst dietary supplementation with coriander did not affect the lipid content of the liver, it significantly increased the amount of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the visceral adipose tissue where it also decreased the fatty acid content.
"Coriander increased the omega 3: omega 6 ratios in the visceral adipose tissue which may explain its health benefits."
The findings are consistent with further research published in the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, which studies the effects of supplementation with coriander seeds.
Adding two to four percent of coriander seed into the animal’s diet significantly reduced abdominal fat deposition and increased PUFA.
A limitation to both aforementioned studies is that they were conducted on animals, so further research is needed to establish the clinical relevance of coriander juice to treat visceral fat in humans.
Previous research, however, has concluded that the leaves boost metabolism by increasing the secretion of insulin, which helps manage blood sugar.
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