Experts Identifies Foods Remedy To Diabetes

Expert on control and treatment of Diabetes has advised people living with condition in the country to consume more of locally manufactured foods as a way of combating the disease.

File photo of minister of health, Professor Isaac Adewole

This recommendation was made by the participants at a lecture delivered in Owerri, Imo state, to mark this year’s World Diabetes Day.

According to an expert, Henrietta Uzoagba explained that local foods have the tendency to reduce the effect of diabetes and can also sustain a person who suffered from the disease as long as the person wants.

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Uzoagba said that these foods: vegetables, biiters, cabbage, cucumber, garden egg, garlic, local rice, unripe plantain, crayfish, snail, groundnuts and soya beans  helped people living with condition.

She advised patients not to skip breakfast as it was very important to their health adding that patients should take in more salt and avoid honey, soft drinks and other products manufactured from sugar as it might increase the risk of the disease.

The expert further stressed that diabetic patients should stay away from frying red oil when preparing their dishes and also warned against taking lipton tea or coffee.

She advised patients to eat adequately and stick to the diet plans so that their health can be improved.

 

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