title: A study of glucose handling by Buddhist monks.
abstract: Fourteen Buddhist monks and comparable male subjects were studied in relation to their handling of glucose after a meal (consisting of 1190 kcal, 29 g protein, 21 g fat and 221 g carbohydrate) and afterwards subjected to an oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT). The time course of blood glucose levels after the meal indicated that the monks had enhanced absorption and utilization of glucose. The monks were also found to have increased tolerance to glucose on oGTT. In addition the mean total serum cholesterol level in the monks (157.2 +/- 5.53 mg/dl) was found to be significantly higher than that of the control subjects (117.4 +/- 2.85 mg/dl).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research, No. 5, Rangoon, Burma.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Myint
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002016:Buddhism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005215:Fasting; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D002052:Myanmar
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D002784:Cholesterol