Meta-analysis: Effects of Opuntia Species
Abstract
Garcia, Anna R., Meta-analysis: Effects of Opuntia species. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), May, 2000, 73 pp., 10 tables, 10 figures, references, 62 titles. The Mexican American population is more susceptible to diabetes mellitus due to a number of risk factors. The earliest recorded treatments for diabetes mellitus involved the use of natural plants. Opuntia species are any member of the genus Opuntia of Cactus family and who are native to the Western Hemisphere. In order to determine the efficacy of Opuntia species as a hypoglycemic agent in non-insulin dependent diabetics, a meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the identified studies. In addition, insulin and the presence of a dose-response relationship upon ingestion of Opuntia were investigated. A statistically significant reduction in serum glucose was found after the ingestion of 500 grams of Opuntia species. Additional studies are needed to determine the mechanism of hypoglycemic action and to further investigate the properties of Opuntia species.
Subject
Clinical Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Food Science
Health Services Research
International and Community Nutrition
International Public Health
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Nutritional Epidemiology
Other Public Health
Plant Sciences
Public Health
Meta-analysis
opuntia species
epidemiology
Mexican American
diabetes mellitus
natural plants
Cactus
hypoglycemic agent
non-insulin dependent diabetics
serum glucose
Epidemiology
Food Science
Health Services Research
International and Community Nutrition
International Public Health
Life Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Nutritional Epidemiology
Other Public Health
Plant Sciences
Public Health
Meta-analysis
opuntia species
epidemiology
Mexican American
diabetes mellitus
natural plants
Cactus
hypoglycemic agent
non-insulin dependent diabetics
serum glucose
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