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Yam contributes to improvement of glucose metabolism in rats.


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Hashimoto, Naoto and Noda, Takahiro and Kim, Sun Ju and Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam and Yamauchi, Hiroaki and Takigawa, Shigenobu and Matsuura Endo, Chie and Suzuki, Tatsuro and Han, Kyu Ho and Fukushima, Michihiro (2009) Yam contributes to improvement of glucose metabolism in rats. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 64 (3). pp. 193-198. ISSN 0921-9668

Abstract

To investigate whether yam improves glucose metabolism, yam-containing diets were given to Wistar rats. In a short-term experiment, fasted-rats were given 1.0 g of a control and 20% yam-containing diets. At 60 min after start of the feeding, glucose level in the yam diet group was lower or tended to be lower than that in the control diet. Insulin levels at 30 min and 60 min were significantly lower than those in the control group. In a long-term experiment, a normal diet (N) or 25% high fat diets with (Y) or without 15% yam powder (HF) were given to rats for 4 weeks. At 4 weeks, in an oral glucose tolerance test, the area under the curve (AUC) of plasma glucose level was higher in the HF group than that in the N group, whereas those in the Y groups did not differ from that in the N group. Glycosylated hemoglobin levels had similar tendency to the AUCs. Plasma leptin levels in the Y groups were significantly higher than that in the N group. In conclusion, yam may contribute to improvement of glucose metabolism. Additionally, we speculated that leptin level is possibly involved in the insulin-response to yam diets.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Yams
Subject: Diet
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-009-0126-z
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Keywords: Glycemia; Glycemic index; Insulinemia; Leptin; Rats; Yams
Depositing User: Khairil Ridzuan Khahirullah
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2011 03:21
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2015 23:45
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17668
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