Korean pine nut may offer help for obesity

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http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-09-08T124409Z_01_JAK27442_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-INDONESIA-PINENUT-DC.XML

New research indicates that an extract from the Korean pine nut could be effective in treating obesity by suppressing the appetite, an expert on obesity said on Friday.

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She said U.S. research showed that pinolenic acid extracted from Korean pine nut could dampen the appetite.

"They looked at a group of women who had pine nut versus a group who didn't and they saw there's weight loss and they felt full longer," Bruner told Reuters on the sidelines of an anti-ageing conference in the resort island of Bali.

The levels of two hormones that act as appetite suppressors, cholecystokinin and glucagons-like peptide, increased by 65 percent and 25 percent respectively in the subjects, she said.

[CoffeeCat]

1. I'm game...

...serve me up a pine nut sandwich!

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2. Where can you get it before they are sold out? I'd buy some. n/t

[NYC]

3. My pine nuts are from China.

Now what?

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4. diabetes

The really cool thing is that this increases both GLP-1 and cholecystokinin--GLP-1 is both an appetite suppressant AND decreases the amount of insulin needed in Type 2 diabetes. Cholecystokinin is also known to have benefits for diabetes. AND THEY COULD BOTH INCREASE ISLET BETA CELL MASS. Byetta is an analog of GLP-1 and is an approved injectable drug for Type 2 diabetes. And it has dramatically improved the lives of many people with diabetes.

[JitterbugPerfume]

5. where do you buy Korean pine nuts?

is there someplace online I can buy them?

[DemExpat]

6. PinnoThin is the product name in Europe.

Produced by a Swiss/Dutch company, I believe.

Capsules of the pine nut oil - here they cost about 50 Euros for 180 capsules.

http://www.foodprocessing.com/vendors/products/2005/187.html

DemEx

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7. pinolenic acid

Do a search for this and you can find a supplement--that is how I plan to look for some. Other than that probably a far eastern supermarket........I think people put them on salads. You can find studies on line that give doses used, etc., I think. It could be more than is on the label--or less.