Researchers believe that focusing on certain foods can yield promising results. It has been proven that rice bran can reduce blood sugar levels by up to 30% within weeks. A range of studies indicates that rice bran products may support blood sugar levels by improving insulin resistance and are considered one of the best oils for heart health. Researchers found that stable rice bran-derived supplements significantly affected blood sugar levels in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Results published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry indicated that products derived from rice bran oil can reduce blood sugar levels by 30%. Dr. Asaf Qureshi, the lead researcher of the study, and his team found that consuming 20 grams of rice bran oil daily for 60 days reduced blood sugar levels by 30% in type 1 diabetes patients and by 20% in those with type 2.
Rice bran possesses beneficial properties for diabetic patients and is believed that rice bran extracted from the outer layer of rice lowers glycosylated hemoglobin and increases insulin levels. Further research in the American Journal of Medicine reflects these findings, indicating that the oil derivative from rice bran shows promising results when combined with sesame oil.
Researchers noted that a mixture of 20% cold-pressed unrefined sesame oil and 80% refined rice bran oil, when used as a cooking oil, lowers elevated blood sugar levels and improves lipid levels in type 2 diabetes patients, according to the British Express.
