Arginine and Proline Enriched Diet May Speed Wound Healing in Diabetes

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Chronic wounds such as foot ulcers are a common problem for diabetics and are the cause of more than 80 percent of the lower leg amputations in these patients. There is currently no effective way to improve healing of these types of wounds, but new research offers hope.

French researchers found that diabetic rats on a high protein diet with arginine and proline -- specific molecules found in protein -- showed better wound healing over rats fed either standard or high protein food without arginine and proline supplementation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115162135.htm
 
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