Effects of Glucan and Vitamin D Supplementation on Obesity and Lipid Metabolism in Diabetic Retinopathy

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease manifested by an increase of blood glucose. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of glucan and vitamin D supplementation in patients with diabetic retinopathy. METHOD: We evaluated the effects of 3-month supplementation with glucan and vitamin D in 54...

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Autores principales: Závorková, Martina, Vetvicka, Vaclav, Richter, Josef, Kral, Vlastimil, Liehnova, Ivana, Rajnohova, Dobiasova L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2018
Materias:
Biochemistry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29760812
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874091X01812010036
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease manifested by an increase of blood glucose. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of glucan and vitamin D supplementation in patients with diabetic retinopathy. METHOD: We evaluated the effects of 3-month supplementation with glucan and vitamin D in 54 patients with diabetic retinopathy. We measured levels of vitamin D, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. RESULTS: The supplementation strongly decreased the cholesterol levels and improved the levels of HDL cholesterol. In addition, vitamin D levels were strongly improved, but still not at optimal values. CONCLUSION: From our data, we concluded that glucan and vitamin D supplementation strongly influence lipid metabolism and have positive effects on human health.

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