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Weekly Health Quiz: Fasting, Diabetes and Wheatgrass

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1 Which of the following mimics the effects of bilirubin, which has been linked to improved weight control and a lower risk of diabetes?

  • Spirulina

    Bilirubin might aid weight control by preventing the development of leptin resistance. Phycocyanobilin found in spirulina is rapidly reduced to phycocyanorubin, a close homolog of bilirubin, in mammalian cells, and may therefore be an effective way to combat leptin resistance. Learn more.

  • Cyanobacteria
  • Resveratrol
  • Coenzyme Q10

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