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Carlo Azzarri

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Millet based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels (Mirage News)

July 29, 2021


Mirage News published the results of a study conducted by ICRISAT and IFPRI on the effects of eating millet on health, particularly Type 2 Diabetes and the glycemic index. The study has shown that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, indicating the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic and pre-diabetic people as well as for non-diabetic people as a preventive approach. “Millets are grown on all inhabited continents, yet they remain a ‘forgotten food’. We hope this will change from 2023 when the world observes the United Nations declared International Year of Millets, and with studies like this that show that millets outperform white rice, maize, and wheat,” said Rosemary Botha, a co-author of the study from IFPRI.  Also published in Medical DialoguesSeedQuest, Reach MD, and Heilpraxisnet.

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