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Nutrients 2011, 3, 712-724; doi:10.3390/nu3070712 OPEN ACCESS nutrients ISSN 2072-6643 /journal/nutrients Article The Effect of Spirulina platensis versus Soybean on Insulin Resistance in HIV-Infected Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study Azabji-Kenfack Marcel 1,*, Loni G. Ekali 2, Sobngwi Eugene 2, Onana E. Arnold 2, Edie D. 1 3 4 1 2 Sandrine , Denis von der Weid , Emmanuel Gbaguidi , Jeanne Ngogang and Jean C. Mbanya 1 Department of Physiological Sciences and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Melen Street, Cameroon; E-Mails: ediesandrine@yahoo.fr (E.D.S.); jngogang@yahoo.fr (J.N.) 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Melen Street, Cameroon; E-Mails: eloni2000@ (L.G.E.); sobngwieugene@yahoo.fr (S.E.); onana_arnold@yahoo.fr (O.E.A.); jcmbanya@ (J.C.M.) 3 Antenna Technologies Foundation, Rue de Neuchâtel 29 1201 Geneva, Switzerland; E-Mail: dweid@antenna.ch 4 PPSAC/KfW/OCEAC, Yaounde, Cameroon; E-Mail: eac_gbaguidi@yahoo.fr * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: azabji@; Tel.: +237 Received: 8 May 2011; in revised form: 23 June 2011 / Accepted: 27 June 2011 / Published: 18 July 2011 Abstract: HIV-infected patients develop abnormalities of glucose metabolism due to the virus and antiretroviral drugs. Spirulina and soybean are nutritional supplements that are cheap, accessible i