I took a quick look through PubMed today, to see what’s new in the world of fat loss research.  I came across this:

Inhibitory Effect of Deep-sea Water on Differentiation of 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.

Currently, the utilization of deep-sea water (DSW) is receiving much attention due to its high productivity, large quantity, and potential for biological application. The 3T3-L1 cell line is a well-established and commonly used in vitro model to assess adipocyte differentiation…Our results suggest a potential role for DSW as anti-obesity agents by inhibiting adipocyte differentiation mediated through the down-regulated expression of adipogenic transcription factors and adipocyte-specific proteins.

Deep sea water for fat loss???

This piqued my interest, so I did a bit more digging.  Turns out that desalinized deep sea water is growing in popularity in Japan and other Asian countries as a spin on bottled water.  So far, companies like Deep Sea Water, International are not making any health claims, although with studies like the one linked above, I wonder…

I’ll be interested to see if this product gets more traction – especially if it’s introduced in the US mainland.  What with all the “superfruit” claims, I can’t help but be a bit suspicious…it sometimes doesn’t take much to get a health fad started.