The update of anthocyanins on obesity and type 2 diabetes: Experimental evidence and clinical perspectives

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Guo, Honghui ^a   Ling, Wenhua ^b  

^a SHAOGUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Inflammation; Obesity; Oxidative stress; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FRUIT; HUMAN; OBESITY; VEGETABLE;

ANTHOCYANINS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; OBESITY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84952715658     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: 15732606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-014-9302-z     Document Type: Review

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