What is it about?
We demonstrate for the first time, the serum glucose- and cholesterol-lowering effects of dietary fibre of lemongrass in vitro and in an animal model.
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Why is it important?
This provides evidence of the antihyperglycemic and cholesterol-lowering potential of a common underutilized herb, lemongrass, as a cheap and abundant functional food in helping prevent the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Perspectives
In the Philippines and in other countries, lemongrass is mostly used as an herb in cooking, e.g. stuffing to roasted chicken ("lechon manok") or roasted pig ("lechon baboy"), but more value can be added to this humble plant. This is easy to cultivate in the backyard, or in marginal areas, and can be developed as a functional food product.
Mizpah Villalobos
Central Philippine University
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This page is a summary of: Antihyperglycemic and cholesterol-lowering potential of dietary fibre from lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.), Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, December 2021, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/mnm-210568.
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