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Article: Lactobacillus GG has antidiabetic effect in diabetic rats.
- Article from:
- Obesity & Diabetes Week
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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2003 SEP 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lactobacillus GG exerted an antidiabetic effect in diabetic rats.
According to a study from Japan, "Neonatally streptozotocin-induced diabetic (n-STZ) rats were given food containing Lactobacillus GG cells (GG) or a control diet (control), from 9 to 18 weeks of age."
"The GG cells significantly lowered the blood hemoglobin A[subscript]1c (HbA[subscript]1c) level and improved glucose tolerance in n-STZ rats (p
Tabuchi and associates published the results of their research in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (Antidiabetic effect of Lactobacillus GG in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Biosci ...