Monday, February 18, 2019

Raspberries improve postprandial glucose and acute and chronic inflammation in adults with type 2 diabetes

Is this the inflammation that causes plaque formation in atherosclerosis? A very simple question. Next questions; How much? Black or red?  Bad research if these aren't answered. What the hell were the mentors and senior researchers thinking? OR not thinking?

Raspberries improve postprandial glucose and acute and chronic inflammation in adults with type 2 diabetes

Annals of Nutrition and MetabolismSchell J, et al. | February 15, 2019

In obese adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers studied the effects of daily dietary raspberries on postprandial and 4-week fasting glucose, lipids, and biomarkers of inflammation. This investigation was a randomized crossover study with two different phases: a postprandial phase of acute raspberry supplementation (2 separate days at least 1 week apart), followed by a 1-week washout phase, and then a 10-week diet supplement phase—with and without raspberry supplementation periods of 4 weeks each—separated by 2-week washout phase. After the raspberry vs control phase, the postprandial phase showed significantly lower levels of serum glucose at 2 and 4 hours postprandial. Furthermore, interleukin (IL)-6 and high-sensitivity tumor necrosis factor alpha (hsTNF-α) were lower in serum biomarkers of inflammation at 4 hours postprandial following raspberry vs control meal. In the raspberry vs control phase, postprandial serum triglycerides showed a declining trend at 4 hours. In adults with diabetes, dietary raspberries, which are low in calories and high in polyphenols and other nutrients, might reduce postprandial hyperglycemia and inflammation and generally have selected anti-inflammatory effects. There were no effects on fasting glucose and lipids, C-reactive protein, and arterial elasticity.
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