Assertion: fenugreek's acid | /r/CapableOf | improve insulin resistance
Facets:
value: by increasing peripheral glucose utilization
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Several laboratory and animal studies indicate that the amino acid 4-hydroxyisoleucine in fenugreek can raise the rate of insulin release,18–20 improve insulin resistance by increasing peripheral glucose utilization, and decrease glucose utilization.20,21 A water-soluble extract (GII) was reported to decrease the lipid content of liver and stimulate the enzymes of glycolysis (except glucokinase) and inhibit enzymes of gluconeogenesis in the liver resulting in a reduction of fasting blood glucose (FBG), and significantly attenuating the area under the curve (AUC) following a glucose tolerance test (GTT) in sub-diabetic and moderately diabetic