June 2/Pharma Marketletter -- Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models, according to findings from a U.S. investigation.
Lead study author Mohsen Meydani noted that "weight gain is the result of the growth and expansion of fat tissue, which cannot happen unless new blood vessels form. Based on our data, curcumin appears to suppress angiogenic activity in the fat tissue of mice fed high-fat diets."