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09/03/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

The red pitaya (dragon fruit) found to protect against obesity

Red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus), a variant of dragon fruit, has been found to provide beneficial effects against obesity. The study, published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, provided scientific evidence on how red pitaya protects against obesity. Researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia analyzed the red pitaya-targeted genes in obesity by using […]

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