Still little known in Europe, the camu-camu could well become one of our berries “darling of winter”, after the Goji berries Where acerola. In the first place because this little cherry which grows in the Amazonian forests is extremely rich in vitamin C (9 g in 100 g of fruit). But also because this berry could well help fight against obesity, according to a published study in the journal Gut.
At the origin of this discovery, there is Professor André Marette, from the Research Center of the Quebec Heart Disease Institute and the University of Laval (Canada). The latter began by giving a group of mice a food high in fat and sugar until they became obese. and diabetics. Then he enriched the food of a group of mice with a dose of camu-camu. In 8 weeks, this group lost 50% of their weight compared to the control group, despite their poor diet. In addition, rodents exhibited a insulin sensitivity improved and were also fully protected against fatty liver.
“We think it’s because the camu-camu changes the gut microbiota, because these effects on the weight were reproduced when we made a fecal transplant of mice having absorbed camu-camu to untreated mice “ underlines Prof. Marette.
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