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Improving Insulin Resistance with Antioxidants

Article Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet

Author Name: chickie maxwell

According to experts, insulin resistance is when a person's pancreas finally cannot sustain his body's need for insulin, a hormone responsible for helping the body convert glucose to energy. Ultimately, extra glucose increases in the bloodstream and then triggers the onset of type 2 diabetes.

The latest research has found out that natural antioxidants found in food are a strong way to increase the condition of insulin resistance. This finding is also true even for people who are experiencing metabolic syndrome and are obese. Metabolic syndrome is also one factor of the start of diabetes and is also connected with insulin resistance. It is a bunch of conditions that include high insulin levels, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels and excessive body fats around the belly. All of these conditions increase the risk of having stroke, diabetes and heart disease.

According to the lead researchers of the study, the advantages of antioxidants are known but it is the first time for them to learn about the substances' biological foundation of action - improving hormonal action in obese people having metabolic syndrome.

The researchers researched about the effects of antioxidant found in the diet on insulin resistance among 13 women and 16 men aged between 18 and 66. All participants in the study are obese with insulin resistance but don't have full-blown diabetes yet. The participants were arbitrarily assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups. All of these groups were given low-calorie and Mediterranean type diets with an average of 1500 calories every day. Of their diet, 25% of the food energy was taken from protein foods while the rest is made up of low-glycemic-index carbs or carbohydrates like whole grains which do not trigger a rapid increase in blood sugar.

While one of the groups was given only this diet, the next group also ate the same food but was also given an oral drug which is supposed to lower blood sugar levels. The last 2 groups were also given the same type of diet except that theirs were supplemented with additional helpings of vegetables and fruits which are known to be rich in antioxidants. Also, group 4 was given the same oral medication that was given to the second group.

Even if all the participants in each group lost around the same amount of weight, only the last 2 groups with enriched diet of high antioxidant diet experienced a considerable decrease on their insulin resistance. The last group was found to have the best improvement according to an oral glucose tolerance test.

Even though researchers didn't focus on the possibility, the capacity of a high antioxidant diet to significantly improve insulin resistance without the help of any drugs is a good sign that diets with high antioxidant content can assist people experiencing a pre-diabetic problem. The drug's side effects include vomiting, nausea, bloating, gas, loss of appetite and bloating.

The researchers have found that oxidative stress is responsible for the damage in cells and blood particles, which in turn can cause metabolic syndrome. Other researches in the past have shown that these powerful substances can help repair the damage and also prevent any damage from occurring. These substances include vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and selenium.

Keywords: antioxidants

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