Cocoa butter enhances insulin sensitivity
Posted May 28th 2007 9:50PM by Allie Beatty
Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Research
Studies found that cocoa butter might be better for diabetics than other fats. A manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate is exploring the health benefits of cocoa butter for diabetics.
The positive effect of cocoa butter on diabetes was discovered during a study to determine why men and women are affected differently by diabetes. The study tried to create insulin resistance in male and female rats by feeding them a diet rich in different kinds of fats. To everyone's surprise, the animals on a cocoa fat diet developed better insulin sensitivity than those fed with other kinds of fat. Other studies have looked at the flavanoids in dark chocolate for their blood pressure lowering and insulin sensitizing attributes, so this isn't the first time chocolate seemed to have sweet effects on diabetes.
Barry Callebaut is funding this research aimed at discovering the component in cocoa butter responsible for an improvement in insulin sensitivity, with the ultimate aim of developing chocolate products for diabetics. The company has not revealed the amount of funding it is providing for the trial, nor an anticipated timeline for resulting products to be available. The positive results for the first trail - which NutraIngredients.com has not seen in full - appear to have been a surprise for those involved.
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1. Exercise also enhances Insulin sensitivity. So the ideal would be doing at least 1/2- 1 hr. worth of exercise daily (aerobic or/and anaerobic) and have a good quality chocolate afterwards, like Callebaut .
Posted at 12:13AM on May 29th 2007 by BetterCell