Mulberry leaves have long been
used in Chinese medicine for the prevention and treatment of diabetes; they contain compounds that suppress high blood sugar levels.
Mulberry Fights Diabetes
The antioxidant, antiatherosclerotic effects of mulberry are
gratifying, of course (and here we’re making the assumption that the
effects seen in laboratory and animal experiments would be seen in
actual human beings as well), but there’s more to the story than that.
Mulberry leaves have long been used in Chinese medicine for the
prevention and treatment of diabetes, because, as we now know, they
contain chemical compounds that suppress high blood sugar levels
(hyperglycemia) following a carbohydrate-rich meal.
Controlling blood sugar (glucose) levels is vitally important.
When these levels rise sharply, as they do after ingesting foods with a
high glycemic index, such as potatoes or sweets, the body responds by
producing more insulin to deal with the overload. But if this demand for
more insulin occurs too strongly too often, the ability of the pancreas
to produce enough insulin may become impaired, and our cells may become
resistant to insulin as it tries to do its job of facilitating glucose
transport through the cell walls. The result is insulin resistance,
a dangerous condition that, if unchecked, leads to type 2 diabetes. Its
primary cause is obesity. Generally speaking, if you are obese, your
risk for diabetes is high; if not, it’s low (unless you happen to have a
genetic predisposition for diabetes).
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