The immediate glycemic response to four herbal teas in healthy adults

Jordan Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Faqih, Ahmad Mahmoud ^a   Al Nawaiseh, Faten Yousef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b University of Jordan ^*

Author keywords

Aniseed tea; Black tea; Cinnamon tea; Fenugreek tea; Glycemic index

Indexed keywords

ANISE OIL; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEA;

EID: 33947206486     PISSN: 04469283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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