Peaches, nectarines and plums contain a good handful of bioactive compounds that fight diabetes and obesity and prevent cardiovascular disease . According to the authors of the study, which will be presented at the next meeting of the American Chemical Society, the finding of the properties of these fruits is important if we take into account the 30% of the population, which suffers from obesity and therefore , is exposed to metabolic syndrome (cholesterol, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension …).
According to Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, a researcher at the University of Texas (USA) and co-author of the work, phenolic compounds (anthocyanins, chlorogenic acids and catechins, among others) in peaches and plums have anti-obesity, anti-inflammation and anti-diabetes in different cells of the body. Specifically, they act at the level of fat cells (adipocytes), macrophages of the immune system and endothelial cells of blood vessels. And, therefore, they fight the disease "from several fronts", concludes Cisneros-Zevallos. As if this were not enough, their research reveals that they also reduce the oxidation of "bad" cholesterol (LDL).
