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Effects of dietary fibres on blood glucose and liver glycogen in rats

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Effects of three types of dietary fibres on blood glucose and liver glycogen were studied in male rats. The fibres were used as 10% of the diet supplemented from dietary sources, white beans, peas and carrots. The experiment continued for 5 weeks. At the end of the experiment, fasting blood glucose and liver glycogen were determined. The results showed that replacing carrot fibres and pea fibres by white bean fibres produced significant reduction of blood glucose by 28% and 43%, respectively, while exchanging pea fibres by carrot fibres produced no significant reduction of blood glucose gy 20%. Liver glycogen level (mg/100 g liver) was not affected by altering the fibre type in the diet.

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    Sahar Y. Al-Okbi, O. M. Metwalli & Afaf E. Abbas

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Al-Okbi, S.Y., Metwalli, O.M. & Abbas, A.E. Effects of dietary fibres on blood glucose and liver glycogen in rats. Arch. Pharm. Res. 12, 125–127 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02857735

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