diabetes mellitus is one of the major metabolic disorders. it is a global epidemic with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 6% (246 million people) in 2007. diabetes is recognized for severe complications including diabetic nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy. currently, available therapy acts by increasing insulin secretion (sulphonylurea and glinides), decreasing insulin resistance (gli...

Buffalo meat has a good nutritional profile for the development of processed livestock products to meet consumer demand. For some reason, buffalo is less desirable consumers because its dark colour, coarser fibres, and tougher texture. Innovative product necessary as demand tends shift ready-to-eat products. Processing into patties an innovation in development. Quality require beneficial ingred...

The purpose of this research work was to evaluate the seed extract (aqueous) on the visceral organs of broiler chicks. One hundred and sixty, day old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four treatments A, B, C and D. Each treatment was replicated four times with ten chicks per replicate. Group A, B, C received the aqueous extract of Fenugreek @ 10, 20 and 30 ml/L, respectively while group ...

Galactomannans [(1-->6)-alpha-D-galactose (Gal)-substituted (1-->4)-beta-D-mannans] are major cell wall storage polysaccharides in the endosperms of some seeds, notably the legumes. Their biosynthesis in developing legume seeds involves the functional interaction of two membrane-bound glycosyltransferases, mannan synthase (MS) and galactomannan galactosyltransferase (GMGT). MS catalyzes the elo...

Using high sucrose-fed male Sprague-Dawley rats, a study was conducted to determine the effects of feeding Galactomannan (GAL), a soluble dietary fiber extracted from Canadian-grown fenugreek seeds, on blood lipid and glucose responses. Rats (n = 8, 175-200 g) were randomly assigned to one of three high sucrose diets containing 10% cellulose (control), 7.5% cellulose + 2.5% GAL, and 5% cellulos...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to conduct a clinical trial on the commercially available thermogenic supplement (Iron Cuts) and its effects on various markers of performance, metabolism, body composition, and hormone levels. The supplement evaluated in this study contains several ingredients (caffeine, green tea extract, fenugreek, etc.) that have been shown to promote positive adaptatio...