New research finds that broccoli may be a natural "hypoglycemic agent"

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Recently, a group of researchers from Sweden, the United States and Switzerland found that the compound sulforaphane, a common compound in cruciferous vegetables, can reduce glucose production in rat hepatocytes and improve fasting blood glucose in diabetic patients. The study was recently published in Science Translational Medicine.

New research finds that broccoli may be a natural "hypoglycemic agent"

Type 2 diabetes is now more common, but not all patients can be successfully treated with existing drugs. Scientists are also looking for new ways to help people with diabetes control their blood sugar. Recently, a group of researchers from Sweden, the United States and Switzerland found that the compound sulforaphane, a common compound in cruciferous vegetables, can reduce glucose production in rat hepatocytes and improve fasting blood glucose in diabetic patients. The study was recently published in Science Translational Medicine.

At present, diabetes has become one of the most serious public health problems in the world. In 2015, data published by the International Diabetes Federation showed that the diabetes mortality rate was greater than the combined mortality rate of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and one diabetes patient died every six seconds. The number of adult diabetic patients worldwide has reached 415 million. Common treatments for diabetes include diet control and medications such as metformin. However, diabetes drugs can also cause other problems such as liver damage, so researchers are trying to find alternatives to drugs.

New research finds that broccoli may be a natural "hypoglycemic agent"

In the new study, the researchers analyzed gene expression patterns associated with type 2 diabetes and compared them to the gene signatures of thousands of drug candidates to find compounds that are specifically associated with gene expression in hepatocytes. The researchers eventually found sulforaphane from these compounds—a natural compound found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli that showed a strong effect on diabetes-related gene expression.

The researchers then cultured hepatocytes from type 2 diabetic rats and treated them with sulforaphane. It was found that sulforaphane inhibited glucose production in cultured cells and also improved glucose tolerance in rodents with a high-fat or high-sugar diet. Given the optimistic results of cell and animal experiments, the researchers conducted clinical trials. They tested the efficacy of sulforaphane in 97 obese patients with type 2 diabetes over a 12-week period. It was found that patients treated with sulforaphane showed a significant decrease in glucose levels on fasting.

However, the results of this study are still in the early stages, and more validation of the efficacy of sulforaphane is needed to prove that this compound may be a substitute for type 2 diabetes by simply eating vegetables such as broccoli.

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