Plant Power: #Plants vs Obesity! How #Seaweed is Helping to Fight the Battle Against #Obesity
Channel: BBSRC
Date: 2015-11-06

In this video, we explore the amazing benefits of #seaweed in helping to combat the growing problem of #obesity. 

Did you know that by 2050, half of the UK population could be obese? Obesity costs us £4.2Bn per year and fat already makes up about 40% of our diet. But researchers have found that alginate from seaweed, especially kelp, helps to stop the body from digesting fat without any side effects. 

In fact, when alginate was used in bread, tasters actually preferred the seaweed bread! Join us to learn more about the fat-busting magic of seaweed and how it could help to reduce the #obesitycrisis.


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