The medicinal value of honey: A review on its benefits to human health, with a special focus on its effects on glycemic regulation;Valor medicinal de la miel: Beneficios en la salud humana, con especial referencia en sus efectos sobre la regulación glicémica

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 309-323

  Cortés, Manuel E ^a   Vigil, Pilar ^a   Montenegro, Gloria ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Flavonoids; Glycemic regulation; Honey; Insulin resistance; Nutraceuticals; Nutrition

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EID: 80052739723     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
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