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Cashew Extract May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
The following article was submitted by Linda Miller who writes for Diabetic Cookbook ...
School of Montreal researchers recommend us one good way cashew extract may treat type 2 diabetes.
New research published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research advises cashew seed extract may play an important role in preventing and treating diabetic issues.
The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is indigenous to northeastern Brazil.
Scientists at the College of Montreal and the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon analyzed how cashew products affected the responses of rat liver cells to insulin.
In Canada, over three million Canadians have diabetes and this number is expected to reach 3.7 million by 2020, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
In U.S.A, according to the American Diabetes Association, from the 2007 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, there are total 23.6 million children and adults in the United States - 7.8% of the population - have diabetes. 1.6 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older each year.
Scientists looked at cashew tree leaves, bark, seeds and apples. They found that only the cashew seed extract increased the absorption of blood sugar by the cells.
