Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) supplementation for twelve weeks improves biomarkers of glucose homeostasis in a prediabetic population
Results suggest that supplementation with bitter gourd fruit can have positive effects on fasting plasma glucose and insulin among prediabetic subjects when provided over an extended period of at least 12 weeks.
Authors
- Maartje van den Belt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9679-6925)
- Teus Luijendijk
- Leonie van Dam
- Jurriaan J. Mes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-8434)
- Renger F. Witkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7935-8261)
- Koen Manusama
- Els Oosterink
- Tessa de Bie
- Diederik Esser
- Sandra van der Haar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-222X)
Institutions
- Teijin (Japan) (JP)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2025.119756
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.47
Funders
- European Commission
- European Regional Development Fund