Research Article

Exposure to Common Food Additive Carrageenan Alone Leads to Fasting Hyperglycemia and in Combination with High Fat Diet Exacerbates Glucose Intolerance and Hyperlipidemia without Effect on Weight

Table 2

Rate of 14C-deoxyglucose uptake (mol/100 g tissue/min) in steady-state (hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp).

SiteControl
(μmol/100 g tissue/min)
±S.D.
-value
Carrageenan
(μmol/100 g tissue/min)
±S.D.
-value

Soleus51.0 (19.8) 67.5 (30.8)
Gastrocnemius13.3 (4.5) 15.6 (4.1)
Vastus lateralis13.2 (4.2) 14.4 (4.6)
Adipose tissue4.8 (2.3) 5.7 (2.1)
Diaphragm115.4 (38.5) 122.9 (27.2)
Heart301.8 (73.3) 323.1 (91.0)
Brain46.3 (10.0) 45.6 (5.7)