Anti-diabetic functional foods as sources of insulin secreting, insulin sensitizing and insulin mimetic agents

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most widespread diseases in the world and all efforts to find its cure have so far proved unsuccessful. However, management of this disease by the usage of oral antidiabetic drugs and dietary therapy has shown some promise. Since insulin is the primary regulator of di...

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Main Authors: Mutiu Idowu Kazeem, Theophilus Clavell Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615005101