Diet Coke and curry?

Tufts University nutritionists suspected the spice – a component of curry and turmeric – could disrupt the growth of fat tissue by cutting off the necessary blood supply. So they rounded up 18 mice to test their theory.

After 12 weeks, the spice-eating mice gained less weight and accumulated less body fat than their peers on the spice-free high-fat diet, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Nutrition. They also had healthier levels of blood glucose, triglycerides, fatty acids, cholesterol and liver fat.