Tequila Plant May Be Good For Diabetics
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 04:20
in Health & Medicine
The agave's claim to fame is as the plant from which the distilled adult beverage Tequila, named after the nearby town that made it famous, is produced. But that may change. A sweetener created from the agave plant could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and even help the obese lose weight, according to a paper presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). read more