The Effect of Coriander Seed Powder Consumption on Atherosclerotic and Cardioprotective Indices of Type 2 Diabetic Patients

ccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of diabetes is increasing in every part of the world, and the impact is even greater in countries experiencing major socioeconomic development (1). Diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder in the world. About 97% of diabetics suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus and most of the population are pre-diabetic (2). Diabetes is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and increases its mortality (3). Recently, the search for novel anti-diabetic medicines has been focused on medicinal plants because of their efficacy in A Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine,Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran