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Curcumin improves lipid profiles and reduces liver fat accumulation in diabetic models.
Curcumin may help reduce liver fat and improve lipid profiles in diabetic individuals, independent of weight loss, according to animal studies.
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Curcumin also reduced liver weight and lipid peroxidation products in the plasma and urine. In this study the beneficial effects of curcumin occurred independently of changes in glycemia or body weight.
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Based on animal studies.
Source
Curcumin and Diabetes: A Systematic Review
Dongwei Zhang et al. · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2013
DOI 10.1155/2013/636053
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