| Title |
Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Polyphenols Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Middle-Aged Overweight Men: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0057622 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Martin de Bock, José G. B. Derraik, Christine M. Brennan, Janene B. Biggs, Philip E. Morgan, Steven C. Hodgkinson, Paul L. Hofman, Wayne S. Cutfield |
| Abstract |
Olive plant leaves (Olea europaea L.) have been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat diabetes, but there are very limited data examining the effects of olive polyphenols on glucose homeostasis in humans. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | 8% |
| United States | 9 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 5% |
| Turkey | 7 | 4% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| South Africa | 2 | 1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 5% |
| Unknown | 104 | 66% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 148 | 94% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 4% |
| Scientists | 1 | <1% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 354 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 345 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 53 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 51 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 24 | 7% |
| Other | 64 | 18% |
| Unknown | 87 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 62 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 54 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 39 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 21 | 6% |
| Other | 49 | 14% |
| Unknown | 108 | 31% |