A very interesting study  identifies in mannose , an aldose-type monosaccharide which is generally found in cranberry and corn, the ability to act as a “slimming sugar” .

Mannose has a beneficial effect on the bacterial flora.
It reduces the action of negative bacteria and instead amplifies that of good intestinal bacteria.

In fact, this slimming sugar would lead a group of mice to lose weight despite a high-fat diet.

However mannose should be taken before and not after a high calorie diet .
In this case its action would be more limited.

The sooner you take it, in general, the better.
And it would also be appropriate to use it continuously.

The benefits of mannose were known for example for urinary tract health.

This weight loss sugar is great for those suffering from cystitis , but it is also useful against H. Pylori.
And in all those intestinal and urinary tract infections due to a negative bacterial proliferation.

It is also a natural sugar, and very little of it is enough for it to act benignly on the intestine.
About one level teaspoon a day dissolved in water, not in other liquids. 

On the market, mannose is found in its most bioavailable form, such as D-Mannose .

It is always better to buy it in powder form, in order to avoid the bulking agents of the capsules or thickeners.

Researchers also tested mannose for weight loss , discovering that mannose is a real weight loss sugar.
It balances the bacterial flora for the benefit of good bacteria, and allows the body to burn energy better, especially that deriving from carbohydrates.

It would improve the body’s tolerance to carbohydrates , and also increase insulin sensitivity.

At the same time it would improve the oxidation of fats, thus preventing their “storage” in fat reserves by the body.

Clearly, the benefits of mannose as a weight loss sugar have so far only been tested in mice, over a period of 8 weeks.

However, since mannose is known for its disinfecting action on the urinary and intestinal tract, the results are definitely in line with what was already known .

In other words, mannose has a beneficial action on the bacterial flora, acting as a natural antibiotic against harmful bacteria.