Xylitol Improves Pancreatic Islets Morphology to Ameliorate Type 2 Diabetes in Rats: A Dose Response Study
Md. Atiar Rahman, Md. Shahdiul Islam
Journal of Food Science
Abstract
Xylitol is widely used as a potential anticariogenic and sweetening agent in a number of oral care and food products when many of its health benefits are still unknown. Due to its similar sweetening power but lower calorific value (2.5 compared with 4 kcal) and lower glycemic index (13 compared with 65) compared to sucrose, recently it has been widely used as a sugar substitute particularly by overweight, obese, and diabetic patients in order to reduce their calorie intake from sucrose. However, the potential antidiabetic effects of xylitol have been discovered recently. The results of this study confirmed the effective dietary dose of xylitol for diabetics with some of the mechanisms of actions behind its antidiabetic effects.
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xylitol has potential antidiabetic effects
“However, the potential antidiabetic effects of xylitol have been discovered recently”
xylitol has lower glycemic index 13
“lower glycemic index (13 compared with 65) compared to sucrose”
xylitol is used as sugar substitute
“recently it has been widely used as a sugar substitute particularly by overweight, obese, and diabetic patients”