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SUBMITTER: Watanabe M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5986466 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Watanabe Mikiko M Gangitano Elena E Francomano Davide D Addessi Eliana E Toscano Raffaella R Costantini Daniela D Tuccinardi Dario D Mariani Stefania S Basciani Sabrina S Spera Giovanni G Gnessi Lucio L Lubrano Carla C
Nutrients 20180509 5
There is a widely acknowledged association between insulin resistance and obesity/type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and insulin sensitizing treatments have proved effective in preventing diabetes and inducing weight loss. Obesity and T2DM are also associated with increased inflammation. Mangosteen is a tropical tree, whose fruits—known for their antioxidant properties—have been recently suggested having a possible further role in the treatment of obesity and T2DM. The objective of this pilot s ...[more]