Meta-analysis: Effects of Opuntia Species

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dc.contributor.advisorJohn Licciardone
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGilbert Ramirez
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFong
dc.creatorGarcia, Anna R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:44:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:44:20Z
dc.date.issued2000-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-02-04T08:44:39-08:00
dc.description.abstractGarcia, 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.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26870
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectClinical Epidemiology
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectFood Science
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectInternational and Community Nutrition
dc.subjectInternational Public Health
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectNutritional and Metabolic Diseases
dc.subjectNutritional Epidemiology
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPlant Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectMeta-analysis
dc.subjectopuntia species
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectMexican American
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectnatural plants
dc.subjectCactus
dc.subjecthypoglycemic agent
dc.subjectnon-insulin dependent diabetics
dc.subjectserum glucose
dc.titleMeta-analysis: Effects of Opuntia Species
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineEpidemiology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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