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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes conjures up images of needles and insulin pumps, but future treatment may also include a healthy diet of algae.
Solazyme, a San Francisco Bay Area green tech company, and the University of Manitoba have secured a patent for using a strain of microalgae called Chlorella protothecoides to treat people with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes.
Research suggests that consuming algae can lower blood sugar levels: A 2008 study found that animals’ consumption of Chlorella protothecoides resulted in lower blood sugar levels.
In another study 17 healthy people and 17 subjects at risk for lifestyle-related diseases were fed algae for four months. The researchers noticed significant reductions in body fat, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels in the algae eaters—all good things. The scientists also noticed that in the high-risk group, genes involved in fat metabolism and insulin signaling fluctuated, suggesting that eating algae was altering people's metabolism.
http://www.takepart.com/article/201...-could-help-control-diabetes-and-keep-you-fit
Solazyme, a San Francisco Bay Area green tech company, and the University of Manitoba have secured a patent for using a strain of microalgae called Chlorella protothecoides to treat people with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes.
Research suggests that consuming algae can lower blood sugar levels: A 2008 study found that animals’ consumption of Chlorella protothecoides resulted in lower blood sugar levels.
In another study 17 healthy people and 17 subjects at risk for lifestyle-related diseases were fed algae for four months. The researchers noticed significant reductions in body fat, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels in the algae eaters—all good things. The scientists also noticed that in the high-risk group, genes involved in fat metabolism and insulin signaling fluctuated, suggesting that eating algae was altering people's metabolism.
http://www.takepart.com/article/201...-could-help-control-diabetes-and-keep-you-fit