Intake of sesame seeds and sesame products tied to lower blood sugar: Study

Iran: A recent study in the journal Phytotherapy Research has reported that the consumption of sesame seeds and sesame products has a favorable effect on blood sugar levels but not on insulin resistance. The findings suggest that sesame may be a beneficial agent for human glucose metabolism and can be a part of glucose-lowering diets.
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a traditional plant-based therapy most commonly used in Asian regions. Sesame seed and its products including oil, flour, and dietary supplement are good sources of lignan compounds (sesamolin, sesamin, sesamol, and episesamin). The medicinal actions of sesame including its anti-inflammatory actions, antioxidant activity, and hypoglycemic effects are contained in these lignans.
Diabetes has become a global health problem in recent years which creates a tremendous economic burden for many countries. Clinical trials that evaluated the hypoglycemic effects of sesame consumption have given conflicting results.
Against the above backdrop, Farzad Shidfar, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and colleagues aimed to summarize the effect of sesame seeds and their consumption compared to a control group on blood glucose and insulin resistance in human adults in a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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