Positive Effects of Long-term Intake of Germinated Brown Rice against Diabetic Nephropathy

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet
Article Date: 17 May 2005 - 16:00 PDT

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Tokyo (JCNN) - FANCL announced on May 12 that its Central Research Center has confirmed a unique property of germinated brown rice in collaboration with the Nihon University College of Bioresource Sciences.

Using type-2 diabetes mellitus model rats in their experiment, the joint research team discovered that a long-term intake of germinated brown rice helps inhibit the blood sugar level rise and insulin resistance. Further, the intaking effectively slows the loss of renal function.

The company and the university have concluded that the long-term intake of germinated brown rice can inhibit the development of diabetes and prevent diabetic nephropathy.

Details of the research results were presented at the 59th Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science held on May 14 and 15. Currently, FANCL is marketing germinated brown rice under the trade name of Hatsuga Genmai.

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