Abstract

A SURVEY STUDY OF DIETARY FACTORS MENTIONED IN AYURVEDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIAGNOSED DIABETES MELLITUS (Type II) PATIENTS

*Dr. Suchetta Verma, Dr. Shailza Bhatanagar, Dr. Mukti Manki Mita Singh and Dr. Kedar Lal Meena

Abstract

Introduction- Diabetes mellitus (Type II) is a life style disorder and dietary factors directly contribute to its causation initially and prognosis and management later on. Ayurveda also mentions madhumeha as a result of inappropriate diet and sedentary lifestyle. Lot of dietary factors described in Ayurveda as causative factors of madhumeha are in trend in one or the other way. Objectives– To study the role of dietary factors mentioned in Ayurveda texts in diagnosed patients of diabetes mellitus (type II). Materials and method-300 diagnosed patients of diabetes mellitus (type II) were interviewed via a designed questionnaire followed by analysis. Result-Maximum patients were using dadhi (curd) i.e. 81.33%; followed by snigdhadravya (oil and fat rich food) i.e.63.33%; madhura dravya (highly sweetened products) i.e 58.66% and guru dravya (highly nutritious food and heavy to digest) 54%.

Keywords: Ayurveda, madhumeha, diabetes mellitus, dietary habits.