*Diabetes : Acacia fiber may help protect against certain diabetes-related complications, according to an animal-based study published in Kidney & Blood Pressure Research in 2012. In tests on diabetic mice, scientists determined that treatment with acacia fiber helped lower blood pressure. Given this finding, the study's authors suggest that acacia fiber may help shield people with diabetes from diabetic nephropathy (a type of kidney damage thought to result in part from poor control of diabetes and blood pressure).
*Liver Health : Animal-based research indicates that acacia fiber may help guard against liver damage caused by ingestion of acetaminophen (a drug used to relieve pain). For example, a 2003 study published in Pharmacology Research found that treating mice with acacia fiber prior to administering acetaminophen helped protect their livers from the drug's toxic effects. According to the study's authors, acacia fiber may help combat liver damage by reducing oxidative stress.
==References==
*''Ali BH, Ziada A, Blunden G. "Biological effects of gum arabic: a review of some recent research." Food Chem Toxicol. 2009 Jan;47(1):1-8.''
*''Gamal el-din AM, Mostafa AM, Al-Shabanah OA, Al-Bekairi AM, Nagi MN. "Protective effect of arabic gum against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice." Pharmacol Res. 2003 Dec;48(6):631-5.''
*''Nasir O, Umbach AT, Rexhepaj R, Ackermann TF, Bhandaru M, Ebrahim A, Artunc F, Kempe DS, Puchchakayala G, Siraskar B, Föller M, Saeed A, Lang F. "Effects of gum arabic (Acacia senegal) on renal function in diabetic mice." Kidney Blood Press Res. 2012;35(5):365-72.''
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