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All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brassica juncea prevents development of insulin resistance in rats
September 1st, 2004
Brassica juncea significantly prevented the development of insulin resistance in rats fed fructose-enriched diet. "Brassica juncea (BJ; Hindi name: Rai) seeds and Murraya koenigii (MK; English names: curry leaves) leaves, used as food ingredients and also by diabetics in India, were assessed in a fructose-mediated non-genetic model of insulin resistance. Feeding of fructose rich diet for 30 days resulted in rise in blood glucose by 29.4%, insulin by 101.2%, and cholesterol by 26.7% indicating development of insulin resistance," scientists writing in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology report. "However, feeding of a fructose...
Source: Biotech Week (2004-09-01)
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