Astronauts experience body mass loss while in a microgravity environment. The consumption of sweetpotatoes [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] can provide nutritional stability to astronauts. The objective of this study was to incorporate sweetpotato starch syrup into rats' diets and measure metabolic responses over a five week period. Twenty-four zucker fatty rats were given four treatments (glucose, corn, maple, and sweetpotato syrup) to determine glycemic index values and then randomly assigned into three groups: standard diet; sweetpotato diet; corn syrup diet. Rats assigned the sweetpotato diet exhibited significantly (P<0.05) lower postprandial glucose peaks and triglyceride levels as compared to the standard.


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    Title :

    Responses of Zucker Fatty Rats to a Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] Starch Syrup


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2008



    Publication date :

    2008-06-29




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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    Protein Profiles and Morphological Structures of Newly Developed Sweetpotato Cultivars [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam]

    Gichuhi, P. / Bromfield, E. / Alvarez, N. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004


    Using Mass Balance Techniques to Manage Nutrition of Hydroponically-Grown Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam]

    Morris, C. E. / Bonsi, C. K. / Mortley, D. G. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 2001


    Using Mass Balance Techniques to Manage Nutrition of Hydroponically-Grown Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam]

    Mortley, D. G. / Hill, J. H. / Bonsi, C. K. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2001