以色列最新研究发现葡萄柚能治糖尿病

2010/08/27 07:26:50

据英国《每日邮报》8月26日报道，以色列一项最新研究发现，吃葡萄柚有助于治疗糖尿病。

科学家表示，葡萄柚之所以带有苦味，是因为其中含有抗氧化剂柚苷配基。新研究发现，柚苷配基对II型糖尿病的治疗作用可以与目前广泛使用的两种2型糖尿病药物相媲美，治疗效果难分伯仲。

当人体不能产生足够的胰岛素以正常调节血糖水平的时候，糖尿病就会发生。柚苷配基有助于帮助人体提高对胰岛素的敏感度。该物质还可以帮助糖尿病患者保持健康体重。而控制体重也正是糖尿病治疗的重要一环。

吃饭过后，人体血糖会迅速升高，导致肝脏产生脂肪酸，以便长期储存能量。体重增加则会给糖尿病患者的健康带来更大危害，降低胰岛素的效率。新研究发现，柚苷配基可使用肝脏燃烧更多脂肪，而非储存脂肪。研究人员表示，柚苷配基可使肝脏“绝食”——分解脂肪酸，而非碳水化合物。

新研究主持人，耶路撒冷希伯来大学雅克夫·纳哈米亚斯称，柚苷配基堪称“杰出的”糖尿病新疗法。他坚信，正接受药物治疗的糖尿病患者常吃葡萄柚，疗效会更好。

然而，英国糖尿病协会的伊恩·弗莱姆博士认为，这项研究尚处于初步阶段，其研究结果的确喜人，但需要更大规模研究的证实。

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Grapefruit ‘can help to treat diabetes’… Antioxidant found in the fruit has same benefits as two separate drugs

Eating grapefruit could help treat diabetes, a study has found.

Naringenin, an antioxidant which gives grapefruit its bitter taste, can do the same job as two separate drugs currently used to manage Type 2 diabetes, scientists said.

Diabetes occurs when the body is unable to produce enough of the hormone insulin to properly regulate blood-sugar levels.

‘Remarkable’: Studies show that naringenin, found in the fruit, helps to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin and helps sufferers maintain a healthy weight

Naringenin helps to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin. It also helps sufferers maintain a healthy weight, which is a vital part of diabetes treatment.

Following a meal the blood is flushed with sugars, causing the liver to create fatty acids, or lipids, for long-term storage. Weight gain puts diabetics at risk of health problems and reduces the effectiveness of insulin.

Benefits: Antioxidants found in grapefruits can do the same job as two drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes

The scientists found that naringenin makes the liver burn fat instead of storing it.

They said its effect mimics the action of Fenofibrate and Rosiglitazone, two lipid-lowering drugs which are used to help control Type-2 diabetes.

Benefits: Antioxidants found in grapefruits can do the same job as two drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetesResearcher Dr Martin Yarmush Remarka said: ‘The liver behaves as if fasting, breaking down fatty acids instead of carbohydrates.’