Assertion: pumpkin's fruit | /r/HasProperty | equivalent
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text: Multiple open-label clinical studies report reduced postprandial serum and fasting glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes given pumpkin juice or pumpkin powder, but quality clinical trials are lacking.3 A small clinical trial (N = 10) demonstrated decreases in fasting blood glucose levels 3 to 5 hours after consumption of the juice of fresh immature C. ficifolia fruit; 4 mL/kg of body weight of the juice was administered (100 g crushed fruit was equivalent to 75 mL of juice).34 A cross-sectional and follow-up dietary intervention study in hemodialysis patients (n = 30) documented significantly improved blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio, serum triglycerides, glucose tolerance, serum fatty acid composition, and inflammatory markers (ie, interleukin