{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Natural Functional Beverages as an Approach to Manage Diabetes.
{Author}: Carvalho F;Lahlou RA;Pires P;Salgado M;Silva LR;
{Journal}: Int J Mol Sci
{Volume}: 24
{Issue}: 23
{Year}: 2023 Nov 30
{Factor}: 6.208
{DOI}: 10.3390/ijms242316977
{Abstract}: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, commonly associated with unhealthy habits and obesity, and it is becoming a serious health issue worldwide. As a result, new approaches to treat diabetes are required, and a movement towards more natural approaches is emerging. Consuming fruit and vegetables is advised to prevent diabetes since they contain several bioactive compounds. A simple and effective strategy to include them in the diets of diabetic and obese people is through beverages. This review aims to report the anti-diabetic potentials of different vegetable and fruit beverages. These functional beverages demonstrated in vitro potential to inhibit α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes and to improve glucose uptake. In vivo, beverage consumption showed a reduction of blood glucose, increase of insulin tolerance, improvement of lipid profile, control of obesity, and reduction of oxidative stress. This suggests the potential of vegetable- and fruit-based functional beverages to be used as a natural innovative therapy for the management of diabetes.