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In adult men with low levels of certain vitamins and iron, adding millet to vitamin supplements for 60 days does not lead to measurably higher levels of vitamin B12, vitamin D, or iron in the blood...
Among women aged 18–45 with micronutrient deficiencies, eating millet along with vitamin supplements raises hemoglobin levels compared to their starting point, but does not raise hemoglobin levels...
Among adults aged 18–45 with low levels of certain vitamins, eating millets instead of regular grains while taking vitamin B12 and D supplements leads to larger increases in blood levels of these...
In people, the amount of insulin needed to suppress fat breakdown is related to how well their body uses insulin to absorb glucose. Those who are more sensitive to insulin for glucose uptake also...
When insulin levels are maximally elevated, fat breakdown is more strongly suppressed in fat tissue than in muscle tissue, meaning muscle continues to break down more fat even under strong insulin...
In healthy, lean individuals, insulin reduces the breakdown of fat in both fat tissue and muscle, and muscle tissue requires less insulin to achieve this effect than fat tissue.
In healthy adults without diabetes, higher levels of fat in the liver are associated with reduced sensitivity to insulin, suggesting liver fat content can signal broader metabolic issues.
When lipolysis is temporarily blocked using the drug acipimox, healthy adults burn more glucose for energy after eating, which may help stabilize blood sugar levels.
When a drug called acipimox lowers free fatty acids in the blood, it does not change how the liver reduces its own glucose production after a meal in healthy people, even though blood sugar and...
In healthy adults, people with less fat in their liver tend to have a greater reduction in blood sugar after taking acipimox, while those with more liver fat show less reduction.
When healthy adults are given a drug called acipimox to temporarily block fat breakdown, their blood sugar and insulin levels after eating drop by about 12% and 28%, respectively, but the liver's...
In people with obesity, consuming foods high in calories but low in essential vitamins and minerals may lead to increased eating, as the body attempts to obtain necessary nutrients, which can...
Scientists found chemical compounds in the calyces of the Bombax ceiba plant that are known to reduce blood sugar, stimulate insulin release, and reduce oxidative stress, and these compounds may...
A plant extract from Bombax ceiba may reduce the production of harmful reactive oxygen species in muscle cells under high sugar conditions by maintaining levels of certain antioxidant enzymes and...
A plant extract from Bombax ceiba has been shown in laboratory cell studies to improve the movement of glucose transporters to the cell membrane in muscle cells exposed to high sugar levels, which...
A plant extract from Bombax ceiba has been shown to enhance the ability of muscle cells to take up glucose under high blood sugar conditions, with greater effects at higher concentrations, using two...
A plant extract from Bombax ceiba has been shown in laboratory studies to increase insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells when glucose is present, by lowering the ratio of ADP to ATP molecules,...
A plant extract from Bombax ceiba calyces lowers the spike in blood sugar that occurs after consuming sugar in rats.
In a specific type of diabetic rat, a 7-day course of an SGLT2 inhibitor lowers triglyceride levels in muscle and blood but does not affect triglyceride levels in the liver or overall body weight.
In a specific strain of rats with diabetes, a 7-day course of an SGLT2 inhibitor raises the amount of glucose produced by the liver during fasting by about 30% and lowers the amount of glucose used...
In a specific strain of rats with diabetes, a 7-day course of an SGLT2 inhibitor improves the ability to switch between burning fat and glucose for energy, as shown by changes in respiratory gas...
In a specific strain of rats with diabetes, a 7-day course of an SGLT2 inhibitor enhances how well skeletal muscle responds to insulin by lowering fat buildup inside muscle cells and increasing...
In a specific strain of rats with diabetes, daily doses of the drug canagliflozin for one week reduce high blood sugar after meals and improve the liver's ability to process glucose by moving an...
PK0-28011 is a chemical that lowers phytic acid levels in rice and wheat grains by up to 47% without changing the amount of minerals like iron and zinc, which allows the body to absorb more of these...