Study shows multigrain product good for diabetics

Dr Lee (third left) handing over results of the clinical trial to Ong during the press conference. With them are (from left) Lim, Dr Foo, Koay and Choong.

A CLINICAL trial conducted by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) called ‘Efficacy of Multigrain Supplementation in Type II Diabetes Mellitus’ has returned positive results.

Principal investigator Dr Lee Lai Kuan said patients who were prescribed the high beta-glucan Oat King as complementary medicine over a 12-week period showed improved glycated haemoglobin levels.