Will antioxidants be the next big fat fighter?

Need yet another reason to eat your fruits and veggies? Here's one: In lab studies, antioxidants from fruits, vegetables, nuts, and wine altered fat cells in mice to make them produce fewer triglycerides, which can damage the heart.

While more research needs to be done to find out if antioxidants have a similar effect on human fat cells and what that might mean for obesity, we don't have to wait around to find out before we can do something about it. The health benefits of a produce rich diet have been well established, so get those 5 to 9 (or 10, or 12) servings in every day!