Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 1953-1962Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7051953
Keywords
resistant starch; banana; diabetes; obesity; insulin resistance
Funding
- Fondo de Fomento a la Investigacion of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) [FP 2005/1/I/152]
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Few fiber supplements have been studied for physiological effectiveness. The effects of native banana starch (NBS) and soy milk (control) on body weight and insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetics were compared using a blind within-subject crossover design. Subjects undertook two phases of 4-week supplementation either with NBS or soy milk. Patients on NBS lost more body weight than when they were on control treatment. Plasma insulin and HOMA-I were reduced after NBS consumption, compared with baseline levels, but not significantly when compared to the control treatment. Results support the use of NBS as part of dietary fiber supplementation.
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