Purpose Flaxseed can be effective at lowering and stabilising blood glucose responses. The aim of this study was to determine whether flaxseed could lower blood glucose response more effectively when consumed as a single portion of 30 g, or a split portion consumed three times per day (10 g flaxseed per portion). Methods The study was a randomised, repeated measures, cross-over design. Fifteen healthy participants consumed either (1) three flaxseed muffins containing a total of 30 g of flaxseed once in the morning, (2) three flaxseed muffins consumed at three different timepoints across the day (10 g flaxseed per muffin) or (3) three control muffins consumed at three different timepoints across the day (0 g flaxseed). The 24-h blood glucose response was measured using a continuous glucose monitor. Results The results of this study demonstrated that flaxseed muffins given three times a day were effective at lowering and maintaining blood glucose levels over 24 h, compared to the control muffins and that both flaxseed treatments resulting in a lower blood glucose iAUC during the night. Conclusion The results of this study indicated that adding flaxseed to a daily diet produced a lower glucose profile over 24 h in a free-living context compared to the control muffins. Keywords Flaxseed • Linseed • Blood glucose • Continuous glucose monitor • Blood glucose incremental area under the curve (iAUC) • 24 blood glucose profile
Flaxseed has become the focus of many studies as a functional food due to its potential health benefits, especially in disease prevention.(1) Flaxseed is considered to be one of the richest plant sources of lignin, which can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as inhibit the development of type 2 diabetes.(2) Flaxseed also contains fibre which plays a key role in lowering postprandial blood glucose levels.(3) The aim of this study was to determine the effect of whole and ground flaxseed on glycaemic response (GR), insulinaemic response (IR) and satiety.In a randomized cross-over design, 32 healthy volunteers (21 female, 11 male; age 29 SD 5·8 years) consumed three different muffins (control, whole flaxseed and ground flaxseed) and the effects on GR and IR were measured over 2-hours using capillary blood samples. Participants' subjective feelings of satiety/hunger were also recorded on seven-point hedonic scales.The results for the iAUC for glucose and insulin showed that both the whole and ground flaxseed muffins significantly lowered GR and IR compared to the control muffins at 60, 90 and 120 min (P < 0·001); however, there were no significant differences between the two flaxseed muffins (P < 0·05). The results for the iAUC for satiety showed that at 60, 90 and 120 min post consumption there was not significantly different (P > 0·05) between the types of muffins; however, whole flaxseed muffins had the highest iAUC results compared to the control and ground flaxseed muffins. Overall, the results of this study highlight the importance of investigating the addition of flaxseed in different forms to bakery products, in terms of GR and IR and satiety.In conclusion, there is a limited amount of literature on the effect of flaxseed on GR and IR among healthy individuals. Most flaxseed-based studies have focused on hyperlipidaemic or diabetic patients, but the results of this study suggest there may be benefits to encouraging consumption of flaxseed among healthy individuals. This demonstrates the potential for flaxseed to improve GR and IR control in healthy individuals. a Significant difference between whole flaxseed muffin and control muffin (P < 0·05). b Significant difference between ground flaxseed muffin and control muffin (P < 0·05).
Ficus Carica L. fig is a fruit that comes in a variety of forms, including leaves, fruits, seeds, and latex. This article aims to investigate the biological activities of Ficus Carica L. figs (leaves and latex), as most of the research focus on the fig's fruits. As well as explore the potential of figs (leaves and latex) for the treatment and prevention of various diseases. Fig leaves and latex have biological activities include antioxidant activity, antidiabetics activity, hepatoprotective activity and anti-cancer activity.
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