Effect of prickly pear (Opuntia robusta) on glucose- and lipid-metabolism in non-diabetics with hyperlipidemia--a pilot study.
Roswitha Wolfram, Harald Kritz, Yannis Efthimiou, Jorgos Stomatopoulos, H. Sinzinger
PubMed
Abstract
The hypocholesterolemic action of prickly pear may be partly explained by the fibre (pectin) content, but the hypoglycaemic actions (improvement of insulin sensitivity) in the non-obese, non-diabetic need further investigation to get more insights on the potential advantage of treating the metabolic syndrome.
Extracted Claims
4 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
prickly pear (Opuntia robusta) reduces cholesterol
“The hypocholesterolemic action of prickly pear may be partly explained by the fibre (pectin) content”
prickly pear (Opuntia robusta) improves insulin sensitivity
“but the hypoglycaemic actions (improvement of insulin sensitivity) in the non-obese, non-diabetic need further investigation”
prickly pear (Opuntia robusta) improves insulin sensitivity
“but the hypoglycaemic actions (improvement of insulin sensitivity) in the non-obese, non-diabetic need further investigation”