Mulberry Compound May Modulate Blood Sugar
Daily consumption of a mulberry leaf extract may lower post-meal blood sugar spikes. A staple remedy of folk medicine, mulberry leaf extract is found to contain the compound 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) – found to inhibit the activity of the enzyme involved in carbohydrate digestion. Hye In Chung, from Ewha Womans University (South Korea), and colleagues enrolled …