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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Red berry consumption could help control sugar and insulin resistance levels among people at risk for diabetes, according to a recent US study.
The study was conducted by researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States and published in the latest issue of the journal Obesity.
Patients predisposed to diabetes are more likely to have a number of complications, including the development of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease, have said the researchers.
People at high risk of diabetes are overweight or obese, they said.
To detect the therapeutic effects of raspberries on the prevention of diabetes, the team monitored 32 people aged 20 to 60 years and a blood test was performed 24 hours after breakfast, at three days' notice. ;interval.
The three breakfasts were similar in calories and nutrients, but differed in the amount of berries, the first meal did not contain berries, the second meal contained a cup of berries, and the third, two cups of berries.
The results showed that with the increase in the amount of berries at breakfast, people at risk for diabetes needed less insulin to manage their blood sugar and that while taking two cups of red berries at meal, the glucose concentration was lower than the meal without red berries.
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