title: [EFFECT OF A BEVERAGE MADE FROM CACTUS PEAR (NOPALEA COCHENILLIFERA (L) SALM-DYCK) IN A RURAL POPULATION OF HIDALGO, MEXICO; A PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  cactus pear has been used in Mexican traditional medicine. However, clinical studies are limited to demonstrate the effectiveness as anti-diabetic.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the effect of a fresh beverage made from Nopalea cochenillifera (l.) Salm-dyck on glucose levels, glycosylated hemoglobin, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure.
  
  
  METHODS
  the beverage (50 g/250 mL) was daily administered in twenty patients for 30 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  differences statistically significant were found in some time of the supplementation for all measured variables excepting for glucose levels, this suggests that values might be significant to a longer administration or bigger doses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  although preliminary data, the results demonstrated that cactus pear used in this study may be an alternative for the management of patients with diabetes type 2. Nevertheless, further trials must be conducted with a bigger sample size and more control groups so that the effectiveness can be fully evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Jurisdicción XIII Otomí-Tepehua, Servicios de Salud de Hidalgo.. gbetanzo@uaeh.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Héctor Enrique
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Fabela-Illescas
authors.affiliation: Jurisdicción XIII Otomí-Tepehua, Servicios de Salud de Hidalgo.. gbetanzo@uaeh.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Rosángela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ávila-Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Jurisdicción XIII Otomí-Tepehua, Servicios de Salud de Hidalgo.. gbetanzo@uaeh.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández-Pacheco
authors.affiliation: Área Académica de Nutrición, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. México.. gbetanzo@uaeh.edu.mx.
authors.forename: José Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ariza Ortega
authors.affiliation: Área Académica de Nutrición, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. México.. gbetanzo@uaeh.edu.mx.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Betanzos-Cabrera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight; D029421:Cactaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin