Jack Fruit Flour In Diabetes

 Green JackFruit InDiabetes

   Type 2 Diabetes is chronic metabolic disorder

    and if untreated leads to uncontrolled hyperglycemia.

       It is reported that nearly 100million people in India would

  Be affected by the disease by2030.

       Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

     is considered important aproach to alleviate and treat diabetes.

Antidiabetic medication along with MNT plays a synergistic role in the 

management of blood glucose level.

Atrocarpus hetrophyllus commonly known as Jack Fruit ,belongs to mulberry family

(Moraceae)  It is rich indietary fiber , carbohydrates ,vitamins and minerals.

   The antidiabetic e ffect of Jack Fruit has been reported in several 

In vitro and in vivo studies.

    Kerala demonstrated a reduction in the demand for anti diabetic

Medication during Jack Fruit season.

       The study was randomized double  blind placebo controlled 

Study .

Patients were either sex

Age > or equal to18 to Less than or =60

Diabetes Type 2 for more than one year

Receving oral anti hyperglycemia agents

Randomized 

Group  A

Jack Fruit flour 30grams/day

For 120weeks

Group B Placebo 

Replacing 

Flour equal volume

Of rice or wheat flour

For 12weeks

Results

Patients from Group A  

Had a significantly higher reduction in HbA1c, FPG andPPG

Than group.

 Group A demonstrating the efficiency of Jack Fruit flour in glycemic control as

Medical Nutrition Therapy replacing hear flour.

Discussion :

The Amercan Diabetic Association  2019 recommends patients with type 2diabetes

Should consume a lower number of calories and carbohydrates and higher amount 

Dietary fibers to improve glycemic control

 In present study Jack Fruit flour was used

Composition 

25%lower calories  33% lowercarbohydrates  57%more

Fiber in comparison to Placebo flour

Suggesting that green Jack Fruit flour may be a  promising intervention to improve 

Glycemic .

Control as replacement to rice or wheat flour.

The key findings suggest an equal volume of rice or wheat flour in daily  meals

With Jack Fruit  Flour is significantly effective at loweing the plasma glucose level 

In patients type 2diabetes .

The mean reduction in HbA1c at week 12 was significantly higher in patients 

Supplementer with Jack Fruit flour while in patients supplemented with placebo.

Flour reported slight increase in HbA1c at 120week.

p=0.006

Similarly the mean FPG levels was significantly lower in patients supplemented with

Jack Fruit flour at week week 12 (p=0.001,)

Placebo flour means rice or wheat flour

Take your doctor s advice

Ref  Nutrition Diabetes 2021 Jun14 :11:18

A.Gopal Rao 

K.Sunil Naik 

A.G.Unikrishnan

James Joseph

 

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