Effect of Fenugreek seeds on blood glucose and lipid profiles in type 2 diabetic patients

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Kassaian, Nazila ^a   Azadbakht, Leila ^a   Forghani, Badrolmolook ^b   Amini, Masud ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood sugar; Diabetes mellitus; Fenugreek seed; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLANT SEED;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET RECORDS; FASTING; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 70350446739     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.79.1.34     Document Type: Article

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