Determination of membrane lipid differences in insulin resistant diabetes mellitus type 2 in whites and blacks.

Objectives: Insulin resistance in diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) can result from membrane lipid alterations. Blacks are at a higher risk of developing DM2; therefore, we investigated whether membrane lipid differences exist between blacks and whites and if differences contribute to impaired insulin binding in diabetes.

Methods: Subjects were recruited from four groups: white control (n = 10), black control (n = 10), white diabetic (n = 5), and black diabetic (n = 10).

Muscadine grape products intake, diet and blood constituents of non-diabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects.

Objective: Red wines and grape juices contain polyphenolics with antioxidant and antiplatelet properties that may be protective against oxidative stress leading to hypertension, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study evaluated the effects of supplementing meals of subjects with 150 mL of muscadine grape juice (MJ), muscadine grape wine (MW), and dealcoholized muscadine grape wine (Dz-W) on glycemic indices, blood constituents, lipid profile, anthropometric, and nutrient intakes of healthy and T2D subjects over a 28-d period.

Methods: Subjects with T2D were assigned to take MJ, MW, or Dz-W.

Differences in the metabolic response to exogenous homocysteine in juvenile and adult rabbits.

Homocysteine has recently received a lot of attention as an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic and thrombotic cardiovascular disease. Plasma homocysteine levels tend to rise with age, but are also greatly influenced by nutritional factors. Early reports suggested that there were differences in the metabolism of homocysteine in adult and immature animals.

Fatty acids, diet, and body indices of type II diabetic American whites and blacks and Ghanaians.

Objective: This research was designed to study the diet, lipid profile, and metabolic and body indices of type II diabetic and non-diabetic subjects among American white and black and Ghanaian populations.

Methods: Fifty-one type II diabetic and non-diabetic volunteers were recruited through medical clinics. Data collected included food intake and anthropometric measurement.