A review on the protective effects of honey against metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Nur Zuliani Ramli, Chin, Kok-Yong, Khairul Anwar Zarkasi, Fairus Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2018
• Subjects: RC627.5-632 Metabolic diseases; RC648-665 Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42475/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42475/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10081009

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of diseases comprising of obesity, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. There are numerous pre-clinical as well as human studies reporting the protective effects of honey against MetS. Honey is a nutritional food low in glycemic index. Honey intak...