Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Sunday Adeola Emaleku

Publications

• Research Article
  Soy Flour Fortification of Whole Wheat Meal Possessed Low Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load and Reduced Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
  Author(s): Sunday Adeola Emaleku, Godsent Oluwakemi Emaleku and Olusola D OmuetiSunday Adeola Emaleku, Godsent Oluwakemi Emaleku and Olusola D Omueti
  
  Objectives: Foods with high glycemic index (GI) and/or glycemic load (GL) have been reported to have etiology in the incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its related chronic metabolic diseases like cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) etc. facing the globe today. High GI in particular has been found to have positive association with hyperglycemia, DM and CVDs such as hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis etc. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate soy flour fortified whole wheat meal consumed with Crassocephalum biafrae (Worowo) vegetable soup’s dietary glycemic index and glycemic load, and its effects on lipid profiles of the test human subjects. Methods: Eighteen human subjects were divided into two equal groups (control and test groups) of nine participants each. After 12 h of overnight .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9517.1000313

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