Sharafetdinov Kh Kh, Meshcheriakov V A, Plotnikova O A, Mazo V K, Gmoshinskiĭ I V, Aleshko-Ozhevskiĭ Iu P, Sheviakova L V, Makhova N N
Vopr Pitan. 2004;73(4):17-20.
It was investigated the influence of a diet with zinc supplementation on dynamic of glycaemia, lipid profile, blood pressure and weight in type 2 diabetic patients. Traditional hypocaloric diet was supplemented with zinc-spirulina (7.5 mg zinc per day). The results investigations indicated that a zinc-enriched diet has beneficial effects on basal and postprandial glycaemia, the content of cholesterol and triglycerides in serum in compared with a traditional hypocaloric diet.
