Fluid thickener linked to lower blood sugar after eating, study says - UPI News

A caller survey shows fluid thickeners little humor sweetener aft eating, which could assistance patients with bosom illness oregon Type 2 diabetes, according to researchers astatine Tokyo Medical and Dental University. File photograph by Shutterstock/UPI/Image Point Fr

Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers successful Japan person linked xanthan gum-based fluid thickener to little humor sweetener aft eating, which could assistance patients with bosom illness oregon Type 2 diabetes, according to a caller study.

The study, conducted by researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, recovered xanthan gum -- which is utilized successful respective foods including fluid thickeners to forestall choking successful patients -- helped to increase insulin response, amended abdominous metabolism and person affirmative effects connected the gut microbiome.

While erstwhile studies person shown that bosom diseases and metabolic disorders, specified arsenic Type 2 diabetes, are associated with humor glucose levels aft eating, definite foods similar vinegar person been reported to assistance alteration glucose levels if eaten with a meal. Dietary fibers, similar xanthan gum, besides nutrient a akin effect.

"Xanthan gum is simply a viscous soluble fibre that forms a non-diffusible aqueous layer, which affects the complaint of diffusion of nutrients into the intestinal lumen... and inhibits nutrient absorption by prolonging absorption time," the survey says.

"However, the biologic effects of fluid thickener connected postprandial humor glucose levels, cistron look successful the gastrointestinal tract and gut microbiome person not been afloat clarified," the survey added.

In the study, researchers utilized 2 groups of rats, with 1 radical receiving xanthan gum-based fluid thickener and the different radical receiving saline, for 5 weeks.

The results showed humor glucose levels astatine 60 to 90 minutes aft eating were importantly little successful rats that received the thickened liquid.

"The mechanics by which this happened is precise interesting. Giving thickened liquid decreased humor glucose levels associated with Glp1 and Glp1r look successful the ileum," said elder writer Haruka Tohara.

The survey besides recovered gut microbial creation was besides altered aft drinking thickened liquid, causing an summation successful the numbers of 2 "good" intestinal bacteria which nutrient short-chain fatty acids that support intestinal and pancreatic compartment liable for insulin secretion.