\nWithin eight months, Dr. Gupta, a member of the research committee of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India, found encouraging results. The participants, who were not on any medication, reported an improved quality of life.
\nBesides Jaipur, the study was carried out in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Puducherry and Thiruvananthapuram. In all these places, volunteers, aged 30 years or above, performed regular yoga and consumed the prescribed quantity of fenugreek seeds twice a day.
\nDr. Gupta told The Hindu<\/i> that the study would help reveal the properties of fenugreek seeds that could prevent diabetes mellitus type-2, a long-term metabolic disorder.
\nFenugreek seeds are high in soluble fibre, which helps reduce blood sugar by slowing down digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.<\/p>\n
The study will also look into claims that yoga can effectively reverse the mechanism that causes diabetes. Dr. Gupta said regular yoga practice by the participants was keeping their weight as well as blood pressure under check.
\nUndiagnosed, untreated<\/b>
\nIn his earlier studies, Dr. Gupta \u2014 at present, the director at Jaipur Diabetes Research Centre \u2014 found that more than a quarter of patients with diabetes in the urban India remained undiagnosed and the status of control among them was low.
\n\u201cAs the cities move away from economic and social deprivation, there is [a] greater prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Behavioural risk factors such as smoking, smokeless tobacco use, low fruits and vegetables intake and high visible fat intake indicate that our urban populations are facing a chronic disease transition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gupta is a recipient of several prestigious awards and has edited the Journal of Association of Physicians of India<\/i> in the past. He has received fellowships from the Indian College of Physicians and the Madras Science Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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