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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Camels from Sudan and Somalia are led across Egypt?s deserts, where they are sold for meat or pressed into service hauling tourists around ancient tombs and temples. But one part of the camel is often overlooked: Its salty milk may help in controlling diabetes.
Although nomadic folklore mentions the milk as a treatment for high blood sugars, science is only recently confirming its medicinal value.
A worldwide rise in diabetes has engulfed health agencies, especially in the Middle East, which, according to the International Diabetes Federation, claims five of the top 10 countries in diabetes prevalence.
Camel milk reduced blood sugars in Type 2 diabetics in a study led by Rajendra Agrawal at the Diabetes Care & Research Centre in Bikaner, India.
And those who rely on insulin, Type 1 diabetics, likewise reportedly benefited from camel milk in a 16-week trial at Cairo University.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wor...re-sold-for-meat-or-pressed-into-service.html
Although nomadic folklore mentions the milk as a treatment for high blood sugars, science is only recently confirming its medicinal value.
A worldwide rise in diabetes has engulfed health agencies, especially in the Middle East, which, according to the International Diabetes Federation, claims five of the top 10 countries in diabetes prevalence.
Camel milk reduced blood sugars in Type 2 diabetics in a study led by Rajendra Agrawal at the Diabetes Care & Research Centre in Bikaner, India.
And those who rely on insulin, Type 1 diabetics, likewise reportedly benefited from camel milk in a 16-week trial at Cairo University.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wor...re-sold-for-meat-or-pressed-into-service.html