Role of Honey as a Dietary Adjunct for Improvements of Glycemic Status and Body Weight in Healthy Individuals

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dc.contributor.authorBhadauria, Shailendra Singhen_US
dc.contributor.authorKushwah, Archanaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:10:26Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:10:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Honey is a common sweetener for foods anda powerful medicinal tool. Physiological and Biochemicaleffects of honey vary with the botanical source of nectar.Natural honey is considered a valuable medicinal food andhas been found to be useful in management of diabetes anddyslipidemia. The present study was conducted to evaluatethe effect of honey on fasting blood glucose level and BMI innormal healthy individuals.Material and methods: 70 gm honey dissolved in 130 ml ofwater was administered daily on empty stomach for 30 daysto the 30 normal healthy subjects under study. Estimation ofblood glucose was done before and after administration ofhoney by GOD-POD method. Measurement of anthropometricparameters (weight, waist/hip circumference and BMI) andblood pressure of the subjects was recorded at the beginningand after completion of the study.Results: Honey administration lowered blood glucose levelsin healthy individuals and a significant reduction in BMI andfasting blood glucose level was observed in our study.Conclusion: Present study suggests the hypothesis that honeymight have potential to modulate fasting blood glucose andBMI of normal healthy subjects, which are risk factors forchronic metabolic disorders.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Banda (210001)en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Government PG College, Beenaganj 473118), Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhadauria Shailendra Singh, Kushwah Archana. Role of Honey as a Dietary Adjunct for Improvements of Glycemic Status and Body Weight in Healthy Individuals. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Jul; 6(7): g8-g10en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202475
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.7.40en_US
dc.subjectHoneyen_US
dc.subjectFasting Blood Glucoseen_US
dc.subjectBMIen_US
dc.titleRole of Honey as a Dietary Adjunct for Improvements of Glycemic Status and Body Weight in Healthy Individualsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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