The possibility of suppression of increased postprandial blood glucose levels by gamma-polyglutamic acid-rich natto in the early phase after eating: A randomized crossover pilot study

Nutrients

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2020, Pages

  Araki, Risa ^a,b   Fujie, Keiko ^a   Yuine, Nanako ^a   Watabe, Yuta ^a   Maruo, Kazushi ^a   Suzuki, Hiroaki ^a   Hashimoto, Koichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gamma polyglutamic acid; Human health; Insulin response; Meal loading test; Natto; Postprandial glucose

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; INSULIN; POLY(GAMMA-GLUTAMIC ACID);

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTED SOYBEAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MEAL; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEST MEAL; BLOOD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOY FOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MEALS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SOY FOODS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85082730152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu12040915     Document Type: Article

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