Evaluation of the impact of orally administered carbohydrates on postprandial blood glucose levels in different pre-clinical models

• Main Authors: Any de Castro Ruiz Marques (Author), Fabiana Percinoto Monteiro Schiavon (Author), Patricia Batista Travassos (Author), Vanessa Fontana Eik (Author), Guilherme Godoy (Author), Christiano Rodrigues Schamber (Author), Roberto Barbosa Bazotte (Author)
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• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
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ABSTRACT We developed a pre-clinical model in which to evaluate the impact of orally administered carbohydrates on postprandial blood glucose levels. For this purpose, we compared the effects of different carbohydrates with well-established glycemic indexes. We orally administered (gavage) increasin...