Beneficial effects of pomegranate peel extract on plasma lipid profile, fatty acids levels and blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus type-2: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Grabež, Milkica; Škrbić, Ranko; Stojiljković, Miloš P.; Rudić-Grujić, Vesna; Paunović, Marija; Arsić, Aleksandra; Petrović, Snježana; Vučić, Vesna; Mirjanić-Azarić, Bosa; Šavikin, Katarina; Menković, Nebojša; Janković, Teodora; Vasiljević, Nađa

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2019.103692

Beneficial effects of pomegranate peel extract on plasma lipid profile, fatty acids levels and blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus type-2: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Pomegranate peel contains high levels of various phytochemicals. We evaluated the effects of pomegranate peel extract (PoPEx) consumption on plasma lipid profile, fatty acids (FA) level and blood pressure (BP) in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2). Thirty-seven subjects were recruited …