A recently published experimental study found from the Animal House of Pharmacology Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana found that particular vegetable oils lead to the reduction of blood sugar and fat levels in diabetic mice. The researchers conducted an experimental study with the intention of evaluating the potential benefits of vegetable oil consumption with regards to the management of diabetes in diabetic mice. 48 male mice were divided into groups; some were fed generic rodent food, and 10% palm oil feed, 10% coconut oil feed, 10% groundnut oil feed, or glibenclamide (a drug used in the treatment of diabetes) was added to some rodents’ diets.
The experiment showed that:
(1) sugar levels decreased in mice fed diets that contained 10% palm oil, groundnut oil, and coconut oil; this effect was also observed in mice that were treated with glibenclamide.
(2) coconut oil and palm oil did not significantly affect fat levels in the mice.
(3) among the diabetic mice treated with glibenclamide, generic rodent food and palm oil significantly reduced total cholesterol..
(4) a significant improvement in fat levels among diabetic mice that were fed meals that contained 10% vegetable oils (palm, groundnut or coconut oil)
(5) significant decreases in total cholesterol were only observed in mice that consumed diets consisting of groundnut oil only, and diets with palm oil in addition to glibenclamide
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