Is there any scientific proof that pumpkin seeds lower diabetes level?

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There are all kinds of foods and supplements that help the body regulate blood glucose levels in diabetics. As far as pumpkin seeds, that's a new one on me. I'll keep a look out, though.

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Is there any scientific proof that pumpkin seeds lower diabetes level?

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I haven't heard anything about pumpkin seeds, but I heard that cinnamon will help balance your glucose levels.

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It's too early to tell according to the National Library for Health.

"A diabetic patient has read about the use of pumpkin seeds in reducing insulin injections. Any information?
11/Jul/07

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The NLH have a service called Hitting the Headlines. This has critiqued the newspaper articles [1], reporting

“Pumpkin extract may cut need for insulin injection reported three newspapers (9 July 2007). The articles are based on a laboratory study involving rats engineered to have type I diabetes. These findings cannot be applied to people at present.

Pumpkin extract may reduce the need for insulin injections for diabetic patients reported three newspapers (9th July 2007) (1-3). Two newspapers (1, 2) reported that pumpkin extract may have a role in both type I and type II diabetes.

The newspaper articles are based on a report of a study published in the journal Chemistry and Industry (4); the original study was published in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (5). The study was carried out in a laboratory in 12 type I diabetes-induced rats and 12 healthy rats. The rats were divided into two groups of six diabetic and six healthy rats; one group were fed a normal diet and one group were fed a diet supplemented with pumpkin extract for 30 days. The study found that diabetic rats fed with the pumpkin extract had a 36% increase in plasma insulin (5% less than untreated control rats) and 8% fewer insulin-positive (beta) cells than the control rats. The researchers suggest that pumpkin fruit extract should have a hypoglycaemic role in both type I and type II diabetes, and might reduce the amount of insulin diabetic patients need to take.

The brief newspaper reports accurately outlined the nature of the research. None of the newspapers highlighted that large scale human trials would be needed before the use of pumpkin extract for diabetes can be established.

Reference

1) http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArticle.aspx?uri=http%3a%2f%2fwww.library.nhs.uk%2fresources%2f%3fid%3d266142"

http://www.clinicalanswers.nhs.uk/index.cfm?question=5554


Pumpkin seeds are a good source of magnesium though.

"Pumpkin seeds
These jack-o'-lantern waste products are the most nutritious part of the pumpkin.

Why they're healthy: Downing pumpkin seeds is the easiest way to consume more magnesium. That's important because French researchers recently determined that men with the highest levels of magnesium in their blood have a 40 percent lower risk of early death than those with the lowest levels. And on average, men consume 353 mg of the mineral daily, well under the 420 mg minimum recommended by the USDA.

How to eat them: Whole, shells and all. (The shells provide extra fiber.) Roasted pumpkin seeds contain 150 mg of magnesium per ounce; add them to your regular diet and you'll easily hit your daily target of 420 mg. Look for them in the snack or health-food section of your grocery store, next to the peanuts, almonds, and sunflower seeds." http://men.webmd.com/features/10-best-foods-you-arent-eating?page=5

I have heard & read that cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar levels. "Cinnamon
This old-world spice usually reaches most men's stomachs only when it's mixed with sugar and stuck to a roll.

Why it's healthy: Cinnamon helps control your blood sugar, which influences your risk of heart disease. In fact, USDA researchers found that people with type-2 diabetes who consumed 1 g of cinnamon a day for 6 weeks (about 1/4 teaspoon each day) significantly reduced not only their blood sugar but also their triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol. Credit the spice's active ingredients, methylhydroxychalcone polymers, which increase your cells' ability to metabolize sugar by up to 20 times.

How to eat it: You don't need the fancy oils and extracts sold at vitamin stores; just sprinkle the stuff that's in your spice rack (or in the shaker at Starbucks) into your coffee or on your oatmeal." http://men.webmd.com/features/10-best-foods-you-arent-eating?page=3

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im noot sure about pumpkin seeds but theire are foods with exstatic good carbs and calcium like bananas

Answer 10

What if you don't like pumpkin seeds? Then you are up the creek without a paddle. Guess I have to continue my insulin injections------------darn!