A new South Korean study suggests that eating around three servings of kimchi per day could help lower the risk of obesity in adults. Key findings: The study, published in the British Medical Journal Open on Tuesday, found that one to three servings of baechu kimchi (cabbage kimchi) is associated with a 10% lower risk of obesity in men and 8% in women. Meanwhile, consuming kkakdugi kimchi (radish kimchi) also showed similar results, with 8% in men and 11% in women.
With its hefty helpings of red meat and dishes with names like bulgogi, Korean food is not always associated with eating light. But kimchi, a sour Korean staple made from fermented radish and cabbage, seems to help people stay in shape as they get older. That's according to a paper published by the British Medical Journal's BMJ Open, in which researchers claim "eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower men’s overall risk of obesity." The team, from Chung Ang Univ
<p>Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower men’s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both sexes, finds research published in the open access journal <strong><em>BMJ Open</em>.</strong></p>
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