Apple Juice Shows Obesity Benefits

A daily glass of cloudy apple juice may decrease body fat in obese people, compared to a control beverage, with greater effects noted in individuals with certain genetic profiles. Four weeks of drinking 750 mL per day glass of cloudy apple juice providing 802.5 mg polyphenols were associated with a statistically significant 1% reduction in total body fat and a 1.25 kg increase in lean body mass. In individuals with a certain genetic profile, the reductions in total body fat were as high as 2%, report researchers. Although cloudy apple juice compared to the control beverage failed to modulate plasma parameters related to the obesity phenotype, cloudy apple juice induced a significant reduction in the percent body fat in obese men. European Journal of Nutrition; Volume 51, Number 7, Pages 841-850, doi: 10.1007/s00394-011-0264-6