title: Effects of the intake of Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame) and its sporophylls (Mekabu) on postprandial glucose and insulin metabolism.
abstract: Long-term suppression of postprandial glucose concentration is an important dietary strategy for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Because previous reports have suggested that seaweed may exert anti-diabetic effects in animals, the effects of Wakame or Mekabu intake with 200 g white rice, 50 g boiled soybeans, 60 g potatoes, and 40 g broccoli on postprandial glucose, insulin and free fatty acid levels were investigated in healthy subjects. Plasma glucose levels at 30 min and glucose area under the curve (AUC) at 0-30 min after the Mekabu meal were significantly lower than that after the control meal. Plasma glucose and glucose AUC were not different between the Wakame and control meals. Postprandial serum insulin and its AUC and free fatty acid concentration were not different among the three meals. In addition, fullness, satisfaction, and wellness scores were not different among the three meals. Thus, consumption of 70 g Mekabu with a white rice-based breakfast reduces postprandial glucose concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanemura
authors.forename: Hisami
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamanaka-Okumura
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nii
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000502:physiology*; D012624:Seaweed
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose