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SUBMITTER: Roopchand DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3833590 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roopchand Diana E DE Kuhn Peter P Rojo Leonel E LE Lila Mary Ann MA Raskin Ilya I
Pharmacological research 20121204 1
Defatted soybean flour (DSF) can sorb and concentrate blueberry anthocyanins and other polyphenols, but not sugars. In this study blueberry polyphenol-enriched DSF (BB-DSF) or DSF were incorporated into very high fat diet (VHFD) formulations and provided ad libitum to obese and hyperglycemic C57BL/6 mice for 13 weeks to investigate anti-diabetic effects. Compared to the VHFD containing DSF, the diet supplemented with BB-DSF reduced weight gain by 5.6%, improved glucose tolerance, and lowered fas ...[more]