Eating curries could help you lose weight.

Black cumin - the tiny, jet-black seeds sprinkled into creamy curries, paneer dishes and naan - has long been prized for its punchy flavour, but now scientists say it may do far more than liven up dinner.

According to a new clinical study, the humble spice appears to block the formation of fat cells and dramatically improve cholesterol levels, making it a potential weapon in the battle against obesity.

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University recruited 42 volunteers with high cholesterol and asked half to consume 5g of black cumin powder - roughly a tablespoon - every day for eight weeks.

Those who ate the spice saw significant drops in triglycerides, “bad” LDL cholesterol and overall cholesterol, while levels of healthy HDL cholesterol ju

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