Slim Down With the "Stinking Rose"

By Kelley Herring

Are you a garlic lover? If so, your stinky indulgences may be a boon to your weight-loss efforts.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Hypertension explored the relationship between allicin - a powerful phytonutrient in garlic - and weight gain. Researchers fed all of the subjects a diet high in fructose to boost insulin levels, blood pressure, and triglycerides. The study group was then divided into three subgroups. The control group ate a fructose-enriched diet, and two experimental groups ate the fructose-enriched diet plus allicin.

At the end of the five-week study, the researchers found that the control group (which consumed the fructose-enriched diet alone) continued to gain weight. The groups consuming allicin did not.

Chop, press, and crush your way to a healthier body and a trimmer tummy. Because allicin is destroyed by heat, you'll want to enjoy fresh garlic to get the slimming benefits.

It's Good to Know: Online Public Records

Remember when public records research involved searching dusty shelves in the library or scanning microfilm at a government office? Today, you can do the same research from your home computer. You can find databases, mostly free, of college alumni, military records, criminal records, property ownership information, vehicle registrations, newspaper obituaries, and more. Two online resources that list hundreds of public records websites are:

• virtualgumshoe.com, and
• publicrecordsources.com

(Source: Virtual Gumshoe and BRB Publications)

Word to the Wise: Exiguous

"Exiguous" (ig-ZIG-yoo-us) means extremely scanty or meager. It is derived from the Latin for "too strictly weighed."

Example (as used by Michael Ignatieff in a New Statesman article about Russia): "They are entering the market, setting up stalls on snowy streets, moonlighting to supplement exiguous incomes."

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