TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FIG.1: LONG-TERM CONSUMPTION OF THE XANTHAN GUM-BASED FLUID THICKENER. CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF DYSPHAGIA REHABILITATION, TMDU Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) showed that xanthan gum-based fluid thickener can decrease blood glucose levels after eating Tokyo, Japan -Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common lifestyle disease that is prevalent worldwide....