Curcumin, an ingredient found in turmeric has been used to prevent many chronic diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes and liver disease. Recent studies show that this dietary supplement possesses potent antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antiinflammatory and hypoglycemic properties.A new study in Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry has now found that curcumin supplementation reduces serum fetuin-A, which is involved in metabolic disorders such as visceral obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and fatty liver, according to clinical studies.
For the study, Y ildiz Öner-?yido?an and colleagues examined the effect of curcumin treatment on serum fetuin-A concentrations and hepatic lipids and antioxidant status in rats fed a high fat diet.
Rats fed 100 and 400 mg/kg body weight per day had reduced levels of liver triglycerides and serum fetuin A levels, the researchers found.
It is believed that 10 grams of curcumin per day is safe for humans to use. In a prior study, Indian researchers tested 6 grams of curcumin per day in people with pre-diabetes and found the dietary supplement very effective in preventing type 2 diabetes in the subjects.
