Visceral fat: the small fruit that supercharges metabolism and boosts fat burn by 27% - Express

Sports nutritionist Kate Shilland, told Woman and Home: “Research has found that New Zealand blackcurrant supplements, CurraNZ can boost fat burning during exercise, with some data suggesting it can increase the base rate of fat burning at rest too.”.

In a 2020 study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers showed that blackcurrant extract had a lowering effect on body weight, visceral fat weight, levels of serum triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in rats.

In one study, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers noted: “New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract has previously been shown to increase fat oxidation during prolonged exercise, but this observation is limited to males.

“We examined whether NZBC intake also increases fat oxidation during prolonged exercise in females, and western this was related to greater concentrations of circulating fatty acids.”

The researchers noted: “NZBC extract increased mean fat oxidation by 27 percent during 120 minutes of moderate-intensity cycling compared to placebo.”

They concluded: “Intake of NZBC extract for seven days elevated resting concentrations of plasma NEFA and glycerol, indicative of higher lipolytic rates, and this may underpin the observed increase in fat oxidation during prolonged cycling in endurance-trained females.”