Supplementation with Xylooligosaccharides May Benefit Type 2 Diabetics

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Dietary Supplementation with Xylooligosaccharides May Benefit Type 2

Diabetics

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Reference: " Effects of xylooligosaccharides in type 2 diabetes

mellitus, " Sheu WH, Chan YC, et al, J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo), 2008;

54(5): 396-401. (Address: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,

Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital,

Taiwan).

Summary: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

involving 26 type 2 diabetics with HbA1c levels between 7.0 and 10.0%

and triglycerides <400 mg/dL, results indicate that dietary

supplementation with xylooligosaccharides (XOS) may exert beneficial

effects on blood sugar and lipid profile. The subjects were randomized

to supplementation with 4 g/d XOS or placebo, for a period of 8 weeks.

XOS supplementation was associated with decreases in glucose, HbA1c and

fructosamine concentrations, and total cholesterol, low density

lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)

and apolipoprotein B levels, and erythrocyte catalase activity. Thus,

the authors of this study conclude, " …dietary supplementation with XOS

for 8 wk was effective in improving the blood sugar and lipids in type 2

diabetes, indicating that XOS-containing diets might be beneficial to DM

subjects. "

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