Mohammad Arif Ali
Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Semarang State University, Central Java 50229, Indonesia
Siti Baitul Mukarromah
Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Semarang State University, Central Java 50229, Indonesia
Gustiana Mega Anggita
Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Semarang State University, Central Java 50229, Indonesia
Fatona Suraya
Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Semarang State University, Central Java 50229, Indonesia
Khoiril Anam
Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Semarang State University, Central Java 50229, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of fruit-infused water (FIW) on blood glucose (BG) in young men. This study was conducted from 06:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Twenty-four young men (19-20 year old) were divided into three groups: (1) fasting-only (FO), (2) fasting-water (FW) and (3) fasting-fruit-infused water (FF). All subjects fasted for 12 h before receiving treatment (water or fruit-infused water). Blood glucose was measured a total of 9 times before treatment and every 15 min after administration of treatment for 2 h. Fasting blood glucose indicated no significant differences among the 3 experimental groups: FO (100 mg/dL), FW (98 mg/dL) and FF (98 mg/dL). Interestingly, at the first 15 min, fruit-infused water appeared to elevate blood glucose [FF (107 mg/dL), FW (98 mg/dL) and FO (97 mg/dL)]. At the second 15 min, the elevation of BG in FF group was still elevated (115 mg/dL) compared with FW (96 mg/dL) and FO group (100 mg/dL). However, at the third 15 min, this elevation dropped slightly [FF (105 mg/dL), FW (94 mg/dL), FO (99 mg/dL)]. Beyond 60 min, following water/FIW intake there was no significant differences among the three groups. Fruit-infused water is able to elevate blood glucose. The elevation of BG from intake of FIW is maintained for approximately 45 min.
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Mohammad Arif Ali, Siti Baitul Mukarromah, Gustiana Mega Anggita, Fatona Suraya and Khoiril Anam, 2016. Effect of Fruit-Infused Water (Combination of Apple, Banana and Lemon) on Blood Glucose in Young Men. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 15: 693-695.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.693.695
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.693.695
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.693.695
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.693.695
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