Diabetes - Food

Cinnamon may drop glucose levels in prediabetic adults: Study

28-Feb-2024 By Claudia Adrien

The spice can lower glucose levels significantly in obese and prediabetic middle-aged adults, according to a small study from University of California, Los Angeles researchers.

Isoflavones may reduce elevated blood sugar levels: Study

05-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

A new study reveals that dietary isoflavone intakes are inversely associated with prediabetes risk following analysis of participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Vitamin B12 offers neuroprotective role in animals induced with type 1 diabetes

18-Dec-2023 By Claudia Adrien

Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in diabetics, suggests data from a new animal study published in Chemico-Biological Interactions.

Leucine prevents insulin resistance among inactive women

30-Nov-2023 By Claudia Adrien

Healthy women who received a high protein diet with a combination of amino acids, leucine, valine and isoleucine, also known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), did not experience insulin resistance after being placed in bed rest, according to research...

Gencor taps into awareness of blood sugar management with fenugreek ingredient

23-Aug-2023 By Olivia Brown

Gencor’s recently launched Trigogen novel fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seed extract ingredient is meeting a need for blood glucose regulation support as we age.

RCT: Rutin flavonoid improves blood pressure and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients

09-Aug-2023 By Olivia Haslam

A new double-blind placebo-controlled study has found that rutin supplementation improved blood pressure, levels of antioxidant enzymes, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Probiotics may regulate glucolipid metabolism, review finds

26-Jul-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new meta-analysis and systematic review finds that supplementation with Lactobacillus and/or Bifidobacterium may significantly decrease BMI, fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Study: Vitamin E may inhibit autoimmunity and prevent insulin resistance

31-May-2023 By Olivia Haslam

Vitamin E may preserve beta cell function and subsequently reduce likelihood of autoimmune diabetes, a new study by authors from Sweden concludes.

RCT suggests vitamin K benefits to arterial stiffness dependant on glucose levels

26-May-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new RCT highlights that following supplementation with vitamin K2 (MK-7) in patients with haemodialysis (HD), there were decreases in measures of arterial stiffness which were more pronounced in those with diabetes, compared to those receiving standard...

Vitamin D: deficiencies may cause cascade of adversities in those with glucose dysregulation

24-May-2023 By Olivia Brown

A new systematic review reports that type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients with vitamin D deficiencies may have an increased risk of developing an array of adverse health outcomes.

Sabinsa study elucidates blood sugar benefits of amla ingredient

13-Feb-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Pharmaceutical corporation Sabinsa completed a 90 day, multicentric randomised open label trial of its Amla, aka Indian gooseberry, extract and concluded it could provide blood sugar benefits.

Limited scope for vitamin D to prevent type 2 diabetes: study

05-Jan-2023 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Vitamin D intake as a preventative measure against type 2 diabetes (T2D) may only benefit individuals with normal glucose tolerance, according to new research.

Study suggests that microbial vitamins could mediate diabetes risk

20-Dec-2022 By Asia Sherman

Vitamins produced by gut bacteria may play a role in reducing diabetes risk and supporting general cardiometabolic health, says a new study published in the journal Gut Microbes.

BCAA offers mobility and mental health benefits for T2D patients

30-Sep-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Elderly patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) at risk from sarcopenia may benefit from branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation shown to improve knee extension muscle mass and depression, according to Japanese research.

Zinc supplementation shows no significant benefits for preventing diabetes – 12-month Australia RCT

22-Jul-2022 By Tingmin Koe

A 12-month RCT conducted in Australia has found that zinc supplementation did not produce significant benefit in preventing diabetes, a finding which is in contrary to the existing body of scientific literature.

Low-calorie diet benefits microbiome, delays immunosenescence

02-May-2022 By Danielle Masterson

With obesity linked to major alterations in the gut, microbiota play a profound role on metabolic homeostasis. However, reducing calories may reverse this phenotype.

The war on obesity could be won by bacterium originally isolated from cheese, an expert says

07-Apr-2022 By Liza Laws

A bacterium originally used as a lactic ferment by the dairy industry and more recently as a probiotic could help win the war on obesity, an expert thinks.

Fruit Peptides could provide an alternative to diabetic medicine, researchers say

25-Feb-2022 By Liza Laws

Bitter melon peptides significantly reduce blood sugar levels in patients who had previously failed to respond to their medications, a study has found.

Berberine and probiotics supplementation decreases post-meal lipid spike in Type II diabetes patients – 12-week RCT

31-Jan-2022 By Tingmin Koe

The supplementation of both berberine and probiotics has been shown to reduce post-meal lipid spike in Type II diabetes patients, according to a 12-week RCT from China.

Potential for mulberry leaf extract in preventing type 2 diabetes

20-Dec-2021 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Nestle Health Science has launched a mulberry leaf supplement, Nutren GlucoSmart, that disrupts the digestion of carbohydrates to protect pre-diabetics from developing full blown type 2 diabetes.

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LISTEN: Time to go low: GI research pioneer Prof Jennie Brand-Miller on low GI product innovation

10-Dec-2021 By Tingmin Koe

An internationally recognised glycaemic index (GI) research pioneer has provided her tips on how food and nutrition companies can innovate in this crucial area on our latest episode of NutraChampion.

Review concludes magnesium relieves diabetes symptoms

24-Nov-2021 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Oral supplementation with magnesium (Mg) - in particular magnesium oxide - facilitates glucose absorption while increasing insulin levels to help alleviate the symptoms associated with diabetes, according to a systemic review of related trials.

Study: Exergaming can have similar health benefits as jogging

07-Oct-2021 By Danielle Masterson

While sedentary video games are often blamed for causing obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, new research suggests that certain video games could encourage players to be more active.

Kimchi-derived probiotic useful for prediabetic glycaemic control, study suggests

15-Jul-2021 By Will Chu

A kimchi-derived probiotic could help in warding off diabetes as scientists find its supplementation improves blood glucose level management in those with prediabetes.

Lysulin secures 5th patent for diabetes management supplement

24-May-2021 By Danielle Masterson

The patent protects the formulation’s method it uses to prevent protein glycation.

Synbiotics may offer blood sugar management potential, protect gut integrity: Study

09-Apr-2021 By Stephen Daniells

A combination of human-origin probiotics and plant-based prebiotics may help manage blood sugar levels via the Microbiome–Intestine–Pancreas Axis, suggests a study with mice.

NutraCast Podcast: Muniq CEO Marc Washington on need for inclusion in industry

08-Jan-2021 By Danielle Masterson

Black women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared to other groups in the United States. And people who are overweight are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol — all risk factors for heart disease...

Prebiotics improve glucose homeostasis: Study

06-Oct-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The gut-brain axis plays a key role in the regulation of sugar in the blood. However, those with diabetes experience significantly higher sugar levels because the condition causes the regulation process to malfunction.

Sugarbreak launches line to tackle sugar cravings, prediabetes

02-Sep-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Managing blood sugar levels is a reality for one in three Americans who suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Pendulum Therapeutics’ probiotic appears to improve Type 2 diabetes control, study finds

13-Aug-2020 By Will Chu

Supplementation with a probiotic formulation appears to improve the postprandial glucose control that is crucial in managing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), according to a study carried out by Pendulum Therapeutics.

RCT: Nutrigenomics effective for long-term diet success

29-May-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Genetically-tailored nutrition advice can be used in research and clinical practice to motivate greater long-term dietary change and adherence to dietary guidelines, according to a new randomised controlled trial.

DSM Venturing backs mulberry leaf ingredient in €10m funding round

14-May-2020 By Will Chu

DSM Venturing has taken part in a €10m funding round that backs the efforts of British life science company Phynova and its mulberry leaf extract ingredient that addresses blood glucose levels.

Melinjo tree seed extract may reduce obesity and diabetes

27-Mar-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A seed extract from the Indonesian Melinjo tree may reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes, according to a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled clinical study among healthy young subjects.

FANCL’s Calolimit CVD and diabetes supplement backed by two new clinical trials

17-Mar-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

A FANCL-funded RCT study has discovered that the ingestion of tea flower extract, mulberry leaf extract, and chitosan could reduce postprandial blood glucose and triglyceride levels in healthy subjects.

Controlling glucose with dahlia: NZ researchers embark on second human trial

16-Mar-2020 By Tingmin Koe

An extract from dahlia petals has shown benefits for reversing diabetic symptoms and researchers from New Zealand will now embark on a four-week human clinical trial to validate previous findings.

Meta-analysis reveals omega-3 supplementation could improve urine protein excretion in diabetics

12-Mar-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

A meta-analysis of 10 randomised controlled trials has found that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids for 24 weeks could significantly reduce urine protein excretion (proteinuria) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

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