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Article: The impact of weekly almond consumption on blood sugar.(SOUTH CAROLINA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ABSTRACTS)
- Article from:
- Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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In the United States, there are over 14 million people with diabetes. It is commonly known that foods can have a substantial effect on blood sugar. The purpose of this experiment was to test the ability of weekly consumption of almonds to lower blood sugar levels in women. Three groups of women, with four women in each group, were asked to consume no almonds, four ounces of almonds, and eight ounces of almonds a week, respectively. For each of the three groups of women studied, a baseline blood sugar reading ...