Can Cashew Seed Extract help Control Diabetes?
About the author – Linda Miller writes for Diabetic Cookbook , her personal hobby site centered on cooking recommendations to help individuals eat healthy to reduce or manage diabetes. A new study published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research suggests cashew seed extract may play an important role in preventing and treating diabetes. • Scientists at the School of Montreal and the School of Yaoundé in Cameroon analyzed how cashew products affected the responses of rat liver cells to insulin. • The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is indigenous to northeastern Brazil. • Scientists researched cashew tree leaves, bark, seeds and apples. They found that exactly the cashew seed extract increased the absorption of blood sugar by the cells. • Extracts of other plant parts had no such effect, indicating that cashew seed extract likely contains active compounds, that can have potential anti-diabetic properties…To read the rest of this artic
