Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari; Dr. Subhan Quraishi; Dr. Babita Ghodke

Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari, Dr. Subhan Quraishi, Dr. Babita Ghodke

Abstract :

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is very rich in antioxidants, especially rutin. Buckwheat extract enriched with prebiotics and fermented with probiotic culture, namely Lactobacillus plantarum, becomes a functional drink with multiple beneficial effects on health, such as dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, obesity. This study follows the evolution of the number of viable cells of Lactobacillus plantarum in the fermented drink based on buckwheat extract. The evolution is followed under in–vitro simulated gastrointestinal conditions. The results of this study show a decrease by 0.32 logCFU/mL after the passage through the stomach, at pH 2. Under the action of pancreatic juice and bile salts, the number of cells of Lactobacillus plantarum will drop by 0.66 log CFU/mL. This relatively small drop may be due to either the prebiotics (buckwheat honey, inulin), or to the increased viscosity of the drink after inulin was added. These results demonstrate that due to the fermented drink composition, the number of viable cells of Lactobacillus plantarum remains at a high level even after having navigated the gastric and duodenal route