“…Tel/Fax: +81-54-238-5132; E-mail: actmori@agr.shizuoka.ac.jp Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; GTT, glucose tolerance test; HAS, high-amylose cornstarch; IR, insulin resistance; NIDDM, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; RCA, recrystallized amylose; TOBEC, total body electroconductivity; WCS, waxy cornstarch tions of triglycerides and cholesterol, and the adipose tissue mass were lower in rats fed on diets containing 10-40% RCA for 4 wk. 10) Reduced calorie expenditure suppresses hypertrophy of fat cells. 11) Recent studies have reported that the release of free fatty acids from enlarged fat cells was increased, while the release of adiponectin, which promotes insulin sensitivity by enhancing fatty acid oxidation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and liver, was presumably decreased.…”