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A Torri

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PubMed1984

Effects of Guar-enriched pasta in the treatment of diabetes and hyperlipidemia.

The effect of an alimentary pasta with a 20% (w/w) content of Guar gum was tested in normal volunteers, diabetic and hyperlipidemic patients in different out- and in-patient protocols. Acute experiments (A, B) were carried out in healthy volunteers and in diabetics, by evaluating plasma glucose, triglyceride and insulin changes after a single meal. Plasma glucose and triglyceride rises were almost completely prevented by the pasta in normal volunteers; plasma insulin levels were modified to a lesser extent. In diabetics, the rise of plasma glucose after the meal was significantly delayed. The pasta was also administered for more prolonged periods of time to diabetic and hyperlipidemic patients (experiments C-E). In the first instance, a significant improvement both in the plasma glucose levels, as well as in the daily glucose profile and glycosuria was observed. In hyperlipidemics, a reduction of triglyceride levels was particularly evident; however, in mixed types of hyperlipidemias, a significant hypocholesterolemic effect was also demonstrated. Guar gum pasta may provide a simple dietary addition for the management of common metabolic disorders.

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PubMed1981

[The medical practitioner facing arteriosclerotic vascular disease].

The results and validity of some of the latest and most significant epidemiological studies of the relation between risk factors and the clinical signs of arteriosclerosis are discussed, and the best rules for the prevention of arteriosclerotic vascular disease are suggested. Since primary prevention for the entire population is sound management, the practitioner should look for persons at risk, and initiate suitable hygienic, dietetic and, where necessary, pharmacological measures. This programme must not overlook secondary prevention, whose implementation demands the use of drugs (especially those that prevent the clumping of platelets). Under such conditions, ad is clear from the results of numerous multicentre studies, instigation of a multifactorial intervention has enabled the incidence of recurrences and mortality to be reduced.

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