Preparation and Effects of Cheap Salad Oil in the Management of Type 2 Rural Indian Diabetics

Bibliographic Data

ID5218878
AuthorsAnalava Mitra (0000-0003-2597-0794, B.C. Roy Tech Hospital, Adjunct faculty, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume23
Issue1
Pages27-38
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2008.11906051
OpenAlexW2187940392
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

Indians are prone to insulin resistance, coronary artery disease, hypertension, obesity and dyslipidaemia. Increase in omega-3 fatty acids in the diet induces beneficial changes in a diabetic reflected by changes in blood biochemistry patterns such as reduction of sugar, triglycerides and bad cholesterols in blood. Rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids are fish oils obtained particularly from sea fish and flax oil, the latter being a rich source of omega-6 fatty acids also. Both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are prone to oxidation and need anti-oxidant protections whenever being consumed. Considering Indian context, particularly for rural Indians, flax oil is ideal source of omega-3 fatty acids, as it is cheap and easily available and majority of Indians are lacto-vegetarians. Chili, which is a rich source of natural anti-oxidants, is used in the study in powdered form and it provides the anti-oxidant protection of flax oil. The mixture of 15 mi of flax oil and 5g of chili powder is tasty and can be a substitute of fish oil in a diabetic

Biology · Blood sugar · Diabetes mellitus · Fish · Fish oil · Fishery · Insulin resistance · Sugar · Chemistry · Fatty Acid Research and Health · Medicine · Endocrinology · Food Science

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub