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Journal of Clinical Trials

Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access

ISSN: 2167-0870

+44 1478 350008

Nobuyuki Obara

Department of Development Laboratory, Simadaya Corporation1-30 Musashino, 2-Chome, Akishima-shi, Tokyo, Japan

Publications
  • Review Article   
    Inhibitory Effect of Calcium Alginate on Postprandial Blood Glucose Elevation: Basic and Clinical Studies
    Author(s): Kazuyo Shiragami, Nobuyuki Obara and Takuo Ogihara*

    Diabetes is known to increase the risk of myocardial and cerebral infarction, as well as complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. It is important for diabetics to improve their eating habits, for example, by eating slowly, avoiding overeating, and increasing their intake of vegetables, in order to suppress sudden rises in blood glucose (Glu) levels. On the other hand, alginic acid (Alg), which is a polysaccharide derived from brown algae, is used as a food and medicinal additive, a health food and a pharmaceutical, based on its blood cholesterol-lowering effect and protective effect on the gastric mucosa. It was recently reported that calcium alginate (Ca-Alg) has the pharmacological effect of suppressing blood Glu elevation. We investigated the mechanism of this effect and found that Ca-Alg inhibits the metabolism of starch in the gastrointestinal tract by inhib.. View More»
    DOI: 10.35248/2167-0870.20.10.411

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