The Effects of Dietary Iron and Capsaicin on Hemoglobin, Blood Glucose, Insulin Tolerance, Cholesterol, and Triglycerides, in Healthy and Diabetic Wistar Rats.

OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to assess the effects of dietary iron, and the compound capsaicin, on hemoglobin as well as metabolic indicators including blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, and glucose tolerance. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Our animal model was the Wistar rat, fed a chow diet, with...

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Main Authors: Adriana Márquez-Ibarra, Miguel Huerta, Salvador Villalpando-Hernández, Mónica Ríos-Silva, María I Díaz-Reval, Humberto Cruzblanca, Evelyn Mancilla, Xóchitl Trujillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4827844?pdf=render