An antidiabetic nutraceutical combination of red yeast rice (), bitter gourd (), and chromium alleviates dedifferentiation of pancreatic β cells in db/db mice.

Antidiabetic properties of red yeast rice, bitter gourd, and chromium have gained scientific support. This study aimed to test whether a nutraceutical combination of these 3 materials prevented dedifferentiation of pancreatic β cells. Male db/db mice (8 weeks of age) were allocated into four groups (DB, DB/L, DB/M, and DB/H;  = 8-10) and fed a high-fat diet containing 0%, 0.