Dr Sudhir Joshi
AYUSH- Health and Family Welfare Department, India
Title: Survey and analysis of diet pattern of IDDM and NIDDM patients keeping Ras kram - a unique concept of Ayurved as a benchmark and indepth analysis of diet and life style of specific group of people ingesting huge amount of diabetogenic diet but still remaining aloof from it
Biography
Biography: Dr Sudhir Joshi
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus has been on rampant in this century compromising lives of innumerable people worldwide. Diabetes mellitus is prominently a diet disease. Lots of efforts are being done to control this entity but still a lot needs to be done. Ayurved has a lot to offer in this situation. Just as there is concept of calorie in modern science, Ayurved has concept of Shadras. Ras can be correlated with taste. As per Ayurved there are six types of Ras viz. Madhur- Sweet,Amla- Sour,Lavana- Salty,Katu – Spicy,Tikta- Bitter and Kashay – Astringent. The diet we consume affects us a lot by the taste it beholds. Ayurved advocates a specific protocol of ingesting various dietary articles depending on its Ras. Initially food articles of Madhur ras- Sweet taste should be consumed followed by Amla-Sour and Lavana-Salty food articles. At last Katu- Spicy,Tikta-Bitter and Kashaay- Astringent food articles are advocated. In this study 50 patients of NIDDM,50 patients of IDDM would be surveyed and their food habits would be deeply observed and analyzed with above reference. In India specific group of people are known to ingest a lot of sweets and still they are found to remain aloof from the dreaded disease. Study of their diet pattern with above respect may help us a lot. Detailed study of their life style would also be done. The results of the study may open a totally new avenue in this prevention and cure of this disease. Details would be presented in the paper.