Add kadi patta or curry leaves to your diet to fight diabetes

Check out how these tiny leaves can bring down your sugar levels by acting on insulin production

Kadi patta or curry leaves have powerful anti-diabetic properties and there are several studies supporting the fact. According to a study published by Xie JT and colleagues, curry leaves may be clinically significant in improving glucose levels in type 2 diabetes. Scientists believe that these leaves have some adjuvant action on non-insulin dependant diabetics (people with type 2 diabetes)

A research carried out by Vinuthan MK and colleagues suggest that kadi patta could be stimulating the synthesis of insulin by beta cells of the pancreas. Another study that was published in the Journal of Plant food for Nutrition showed that kadi patta not only helps lower blood sugar levels immediately but also controls it for a few days after consumption. They may be affecting insulin activity of the body and reduce blood sugar levels.

Moreover, these tiny leaves contain dietary fibre that helps regulation of glucose by slowing down its absorption from the intestine into the blood stream. Apart from the anti-diabetic effect, kadi patta is also found to alter the mechanism by which your body absorbs fat, which helps a person to lose weight. As we all are aware that weight gain and obesity is a known risk factor for diabetes, kadi patta can help you to reduce your risk as well Read more about home remedies to beat diabetes.

Here's a good tip to include kadi patta in your diet: Apart from adding the leaves you everyday preparation of meals, you can alternatively also eat fresh kadi patta leaves on an empty stomach.

Here are 10 health benefits of kadi patta or curry leaves

References:

• Xie JT et al. Curry leaf (Murraya koenigii Spreng.) reduces blood cholesterol and glucose levels in ob/ob mice.

• Vinuthan MK et al. Effect of extracts of Murraya koenigii leaves on the levels of blood glucose and plasma insulin in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

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