Nutritional Supplements and Their Effect on Glucose Control
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Tanya Lee & Jean-Jacques Dugoua
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Type 2 diabetes is a growing health concern. The use of nutritional supplements by patients with type 2 diabetes is estimated at somewhere between 8% to 49%. The objective of this review was to search the scientific literature for advances in the treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes with nutritional supplements. Twelve databases were searched with a focus on extracting studies published in the past 3 years. The following nutritional supplements were identified as potentially beneficial for type 2 diabetes treatment or prevention: vitamins C and E, ل-lipoic acid, melatonin, red mold, emodin from Aloe vera and Rheum officinale, astragalus, and cassia cinnamon. Beta-carotene was shown to be ineffective in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Ranging from preclinical to clinical, there is evidence that nutritional supplements may be beneficial in the treatment or prevention of type 2 diabetes. Health providers should investigate drug-nutritional supplement interactions prior to treatment.
Curr Diab Rep (2011) 11:142–148 DOI 10.1007/s11892-010-0175-6 Published online: 8 February 2011
