Association of dietary total antioxidant capacity with general and abdominal obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Background: The dual existence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and obesity within a single individual may describe a combined adverse health effects, including impaired quality of life and increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Oxidative stress is a contributing factor to the pathogenesis of obesity. Meanwhile, dietary antioxidants may improve the antioxidant defense system and thereby decrease oxidative injury.

Dietary total antioxidant capacity of Moroccan Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients.

Aims: A new approach to a healthy diet is the assessment of dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC). The aim of this study was to assess the dietary TAC among Moroccan Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients and identify the main food sources contributing to the total antioxidant capacity intake.

Methods: A total of 254 patients with T2DM was included in the study.

A Review on Medicinal and Ethnomedicinal Uses, Biological Features, and Phytochemical Constituents of L. Merr., A Nitrogen-Fixing Plant Native to the Republic of Chad.

This study reports on a literature review of the leguminous tree (L.) Merr which is found in the N'djamena region, the Republic of Chad. The study focused on 's medicinal and ethnomedicinal uses, biological features, and phytochemical constituents to assist in future evaluations.