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Aronia reduces cellulite
A capful of super-berry Aronia juice a day can reduce not too serious types of cellulite. Serbian researchers discovered this when they gave Aronia juice to nearly thirty adult women.
Cellulite
Cellulite can also happen when the collagen structures surrounding the subcutaneous tissue fascicles lose their suppleness or shrink.
A popular theory is that both these processes are a consequence of the capillaries just under the surface of the skin clogging up.
Below left is a diagram of healthy skin; below right is skin with cellulite.
Study
This was the reasoning of researchers at the University of Belgrade. So they got together 29 women aged 25-48 with grade-2 cellulite and gave them 100 ml aronia juice every day for 90 days.
They used a product manufactured by Conimex, which is available in Serbian supermarkets.
Before and after supplementation the researchers scanned the subjects' subcutaneous structure. They observed that Aronia made the subcutaneous tissue fascicles smaller [right column of the table below].
Conclusion
"These findings add new evidence in the dossier of beneficial effects of anthocyanins and postulate a new research strategy for both prevention and treatment of cellulite."
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