Cárnicos funcionales enriquecidos en extracto de algarroba (Ceratonia siliqua, L.) en la prevención y tratamiento de la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2

Abstract

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic pathology in which lifestyle habit modification, particularly those related to diet, continue to be the fundamental pillar of treatment. The consumption of natural origin bioactive compounds has proven to be an effective nutritional strategy to achieve better glycemic and lipemic control, which minimizes the impact of T2DM and its health complications.The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua, L.) is a tree in the Fabaceae family that is widespread in the Mediterranean area, whose fruit has shown numerous technological and nutritional applications. In fact, there is scientific evidence that links its consumption, to an improvement in the most prevalent chronic-degenerative diseases in developed countries, such as T2DM. These improvements are mainly due to its high content of fiber and proanthocyanidins (PACs) responsible its antioxidant, anticancer, lipid-lowering, and antidiabetic effects...