KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Asparagus consumed regularly can control blood sugar in diabetics.
Diabetes, a condition where the body is unable to absorb glucose. Thus, glucose accumulates in the body.
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There are many factors that influence diabetes, one of which is a bad lifestyle.
Common symptoms that appear when a person has diabetes are hunger, frequent thirst, fatigue, and frequent urination.
Public health experts advise diabetics to be selective in their food consumption. The reason, some types of food and drink can increase blood sugar levels.
Diabetics are also advised to regularly consume fruits and vegetables to meet the body’s fiber and nutritional needs.
Launching the site Diabetes.co.uk, asparagus is good and safe for diabetics to consume.
The results of a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition showed that consuming asparagus could control type 2 diabetes.
Researchers from Karachi University in Pakistan found that regular consumption of asparagus can keep blood sugar levels under control and increase insulin production in the body.
This finding comes from a study involving induced diabetes rats with low insulin levels and high blood sugar.
Half of the lab rats were fed extracts from the asparagus plant daily for a month, while the other half were treated with the type 2 diabetes drug glibenclamide.
Blood test results showed that low levels of asparagus extract controlled blood glucose levels but did not increase insulin production.
However, high doses increase the production of blood sugar-regulating hormones by the pancreas.
Just so you know, these findings support the results of a previous year’s study investigating asparagus’ potential in the treatment of diabetes.
In 2006, a study published in the British Medical Journal linked asparagus with an 81% increase in the absorption of blood sugar by muscles and body tissues.
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