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| Title |
Effect of beta-glucans in the control of blood glucose levels of diabetic patients: a systematic review.
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| Published in |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.3305/nh.2015.31.1.7597 |
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| Authors |
Eric Francelino Andrade, Raquel Vieira Lobato, Ticiana Vasques Araújo, Márcio Gilberto Zangerônimo, Raimundo Vicente Sousa, Luciano José Pereira |
| Abstract |
Functional foods have been widely utilized to reduce the symptoms of various diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM). Among the foods used to combat these effects are soluble fibres, mainly those rich in beta- glucans (BGs). To review the effects of beta-glucans (BGs) on glucose plasmatic levels of diabetic individuals. A search was conducted using the Pubmed, Science Direct and Scielo databases using the keywords: diabetes mellitus and beta-glucan and glucose and glycaemia. As inclusion criteria, only studies on diabetic human individuals (type 1 or type 2) who consumed BGs were selected. Of the 819 initial articles retrieved, only 10 fit the inclusion criteria and were used in the study. It was observed that doses around 6.0g/person/ day, for at least 4 weeks were sufficient to provoke improvements in the blood glucose levels and also lipid parameters of individuals with DM. However, glucose levels do not reach normal levels using BG alone. Low doses of BG for at least 12 weeks were also reported to promote metabolic benefits. Based on previous research, it was concluded that the ingestion of BGs was efficient in decreasing glucose levels of diabetic patients. The consumption of greater doses or smaller doses for longer periods of time produced better results. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 51 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 51 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 22% |
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
| Professor | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 23 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 24 | 47% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 June 2023.
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#1,458,551
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Outputs from Nutrición Hospitalaria
#20
of 404 outputs
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#16,887
of 314,324 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Nutrición Hospitalaria
#2
of 35 outputs
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