Authors :
A.S. OLAGUNJU; F.G. OLORUNFEMI; O.J. TEIBO; S.A BELLO; T.E FABUNMI; O.M AJAO
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20JUN078
Abstract :
The benefit of food as medicine is that healing
and health promotion begins as soon as the next meal
and this is known some decades ago as the significance of
diet in health improvement, and prevention of diseases
came to vanguard. Type 2 (non-insulin dependent)
diabetes mellitus is a complex, multi-faceted disease
particularized by high blood glucose (hyperglycemia),
insulin resistance, pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and
altered insulin secretion. Recent data indicates a
disturbing increase in the rate of hitches among
individuals having type 2 diabetes mellitus despite the
availability of several pharmacological involvements
such as oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin therapy for
its control. As a response to this, functional foods for
example whole grains, cinnamon, legumes, nuts were
developed, which are now vital substitutes for enhancing
nutrition and public health. Therefore, investigation into
the advantages of functional foods on type 2 diabetes
mellitus is essential and can decide if these can be a
proper substitute for the inhibiting, treatment and
management of this pathology and related metabolic
effects.
Keywords :
Functional Foods, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Therapy, Hyperglycemia, Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidants.
The benefit of food as medicine is that healing
and health promotion begins as soon as the next meal
and this is known some decades ago as the significance of
diet in health improvement, and prevention of diseases
came to vanguard. Type 2 (non-insulin dependent)
diabetes mellitus is a complex, multi-faceted disease
particularized by high blood glucose (hyperglycemia),
insulin resistance, pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and
altered insulin secretion. Recent data indicates a
disturbing increase in the rate of hitches among
individuals having type 2 diabetes mellitus despite the
availability of several pharmacological involvements
such as oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin therapy for
its control. As a response to this, functional foods for
example whole grains, cinnamon, legumes, nuts were
developed, which are now vital substitutes for enhancing
nutrition and public health. Therefore, investigation into
the advantages of functional foods on type 2 diabetes
mellitus is essential and can decide if these can be a
proper substitute for the inhibiting, treatment and
management of this pathology and related metabolic
effects.
Keywords :
Functional Foods, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Therapy, Hyperglycemia, Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidants.
