Effects of Xylitol as a Sugar Substitute on Diabetes-Related Parameters in Nondiabetic Rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Islam, Md Shahidul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

diabetes; rats; sucrose; sugar alcohol; sugar substitute; sweetener; xylitol

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SUCROSE; XYLITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FLUID INTAKE; FRUCTOSAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; EATING; FASTING; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN; LIVER; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWEETENING AGENTS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN; XYLITOL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79956113986     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0015     Document Type: Article

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