Eating Kimchi Three Times a Day Can Reduce the Size of Your Beer Belly

• Kimchi, made of fermented cabbage, may lower men’s risk of being overweight
• Radish kimchi is linked to a lower chance of a midriff bulge in both genders

Eating up to three servings of kimchi a day could reduce the amount of fat around your middle – potentially reducing the risk of diabetes, a major study has suggested.

Kimchi, a traditional Korean dish made of fermented vegetables such as cabbage, has long been linked to health benefits such as regulating digestion and boosting memory.

Now, a study of more than 100,000 people by researchers from the Chung Ang University in South Korea has found that men who eat three portions of the dish per day are less likely to be overweight and have less belly fat – the type thought to be the riskiest for type  2 diabetes.