The abilities of instant gruel manufactured with colored barley and oats to improve diabetic conditions were investigated using diabetes-induced mice and rats. Mice or rats were divided into a diabetic control group and one experimental group (seven animals per group). The control groups were fed without instant gruel and experimental groups were fed basal diets supplemented with 10% instant gruel for 8 weeks. The streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats experimental group showed a significant decrease in food intake compared to the control group. Both Type Ⅱ diabetic mice and STZ-induced diabetic rats experimental groups showed higher increases in body weight than the control groups. The blood glucose levels of the experimental groups (352±12.2 mg/dL in Type Ⅱ diabetic mice; 296.4±13.2 mg/dL in STZ-induced diabetic rats) were lower than the untreated control groups (426.0±15.4 mg/dL in Type Ⅱ diabetic mice; 514.0±17.6 mg/dL in STZ-induced diabetic rats). The serum insulin levels of Type Ⅱ diabetic mice increased by 38.3% in the experimental group (12.8±1.1 ng/mL) compared to the control group (7.9±0.5 ng/mL). The immunohistochemical density of insulin-secreting cells and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-secreting cells in the pancreas were significantly higher in the experimental groups than the control groups for Type Ⅱ diabetic mice and STZ-induced diabetic rats. Therefore, we conclude that instant gruel manufactured with colored barley and oats stimulates the secretion of insulin and decreases blood sugar by activating insulin-secreting cells in the pancreatic islets of diabetic animals.

The aim of this study was to compare the factors influencing internet game addiction among middle and high school boys. The data was analysed from 「Survey on the Online and Game and Family Leisure Activities of Youth and Children in 2009」conducted by the Korean Youth Policy Institute. According to the results, the average time on the weekends and average time on the holidays, and the leisure constraints had a significant effect on the internet game addiction both groups. On the other hand, there were significant differences in the communication with parents between middle and high school boys. Accordingly, this study suggests a preventive internet game addiction program be developed. In addition, it is important to improve efficient communication skills between children and parents.

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