CATECHIN AND DIABETES (5)

The effects of catechins on related risk factors with Type 2 diabetes: a review

                            Meysam Alipour1 , Reza Malihi2 , Seyed Ahmad Hosseini3 , Amir Abbasnezhad4 , Abed Ghavami5 , Hedayat Allah Shahmohammadi6 , Matin Ghanavati7

1 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran – E-mail: Meysam.aalipour@yahoo.com; 2 Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran; 3 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; 4 Nutritional Health Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; 5 Student Research Committee, Nutrition Research Center, School of nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; 6 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; 7 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Summary. Insulin resistance in patients with diabetes mellitus causes complications such as cardiovascular and renal diseases. Studies have shown that catechins can be effective in controlling hyperglycemia and preventing the complications of diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity and reducing the risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus such as oxidative stress, dyslipidemia and obesity. The aim of the present study is a review of the studies conducted in the field of the effect of catechins on the improvement of the risk factors associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. This review study was conducted by searching in the databases of Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed and using the keywords, such as catechins, green tea, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, obesity, dyslipidemia and oxidative stress. In this study, articles published between the years 2000-2016, were used. The results of the review of the studies showed that the catechins and food containing them can improve hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, dyslipidemia and obesity in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Key words: catechin, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, dyslipidemia, obesity, oxidative stress

Type 2 diabetes

Description

A chronic condition that affects the way the body processes blood sugar (glucose).

With type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin, or it resists insulin.

Symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, hunger, fatigue and blurred vision. In some cases, there may be no symptoms.

Treatments include diet, exercise, medication and insulin therapy.

KATA KUNCI: CATECHIN AND DIABETES