Wild bitter gourd improves metabolic syndrome: A preliminary dietary supplementation trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bitter gourd (<it>Momordica charantia </it>L.) is a common tropical vegetable that has been used in traditional or folk medicine to treat diabetes. Wild bitter gourd (WBG) ameliorated metabolic syndrome (MetS) in animal m...

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Main Authors: Tsai Chung-Huang, Chen Emily, Tsay Hsin-Sheng, Huang Ching-jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/11/1/4