The soluble plant fiber psyllium significantly reduced fasting glucose and total cholesterol levels in the C57BL/KsJ db/db diabetic mouse relative to placebo-fed mice. Insulin levels were significantly higher in psyllium-fed than placebo-fed animals, indicating this fiber may delay the progression of diabetes in the animal model. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels rose moderately in both psyllium- and placebo-fed animals during the study, whereas triglyceride levels remained unchanged in both groups. Psyllium's effect on glycemic, lipid, and hormone parameters was not explained by weight loss or reduced food intake; these were similar in psyllium- and placebo-fed animals during the study. Our results show that psyllium fiber can beneficially moderate glycemic and lipid parameters in the db/db diabetes model.
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December 01 1989
Reduction of Glycemic and Lipid Levels in db/db Diabetic Mice by Psyllium Plant Fiber
Karen Watters;
Karen Watters
Division of Health and Personal Care, the Procter and Gamble Corporation
Cincinnati Ohio
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Peter Blaisdell
Peter Blaisdell
Division of Health and Personal Care, the Procter and Gamble Corporation
Cincinnati Ohio
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Karen Watters, Division of Health and Personal Care, the Procter and Gamble Corporation, 11511 Reed Hartman Highway, The 790 Building, Biological Efficacy Test Facility, Cincinnati, OH 45241.
Diabetes 1989;38(12):1528–1533
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Received:
February 20 1989
Revision Received:
August 03 1989
Accepted:
August 03 1989
PubMed:
2555240
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Karen Watters, Peter Blaisdell; Reduction of Glycemic and Lipid Levels in db/db Diabetic Mice by Psyllium Plant Fiber. Diabetes 1 December 1989; 38 (12): 1528–1533. https://doi.org/10.2337/diab.38.12.1528
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