You know fruit is great for you, but here's some fresh news: Eating 1 1/2 cups of blueberries a day can help reduce abdominal fat by up to 12%, reveals recent research. "Blueberries activate a gene that is responsible for buring belly fat while also turning down a gene that stores fat," says study author E. Mitchell Seymour, research scientist at the University of Michigan Cardiovacular Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 Family Circle Sept. 09