Jaggery is a sweetener, unrefined sugar extracted from sugar cane or palm, becoming popular as a healthy alternative to sugar. It has a better nutritional profile that ordinary sugar but is high in calories. It is said to improve the immune system, digestion, and liver health but there is no substantial evidence to support the same. However, eating any source of sugar leads to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases.

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A research team has conducted a study and confirmed that eating unripe jackfruit helps you to lower your blood sugar level effectively. They also observed that the patients who consumed it regularly were even able to reverse their situation to the pre-diabetes condition. Patients who consumed 20g to 30g of freeze dried unripe jackfruit were able to lower their consumption of wheat and rice in their daily diet. It also helped them to overcome weight gain issues.

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A study found eating food items which are rich in Omega-3s can help you compensate harmful effects of consuming sugar. Omega-3 fatty acid which is also known as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) apparently reverses the harmful changes produced by fructose from sugar and sugary foods. This fatty acid does not just push one or two genes but the entire gene pattern is reversed back to normal.

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With respect to World Health Day on April 7th, there has been an outrage of spreading awareness about Diabetes, innovating and developing treatments as the theme of WHO for this year is Beating Diabetes. According to WHO diabetes kills more than 2 lakhs Indians every year. It is said that Indians have more fat in their pancreas and liver which affects metabolism. It is seen that diabetes is now affecting people even in their young age. With high alert and concern, the researchers of India will try to come up with a modified set of treatment protocols for treating millions of Indians, silently becoming diabetics.

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Overweight and obesity are leading causes of Diabetes, and both of them include too much snacking. Here are some healthy snacks which fit your weight loss diet. Mixed Nuts, Red Pepper, Yoghurt and Mixed Berries, Apple slices with Peanut Butter, Cottage cheese with Flaxseeds and Cinnamon, Celery sticks with Cream Cheese, Kale Chips, Almonds, Cucumber slices with Hummus, Cherry tomatoes and Mozzarella, Chia seeds Pudding, Whey protein shake, Canned Salmon, Edamame, Dried Unsweetened Coconut, Olives, Spicy Avocado and Sun-dried tomatoes. Leftovers from last night can also help you to a good extent.

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A new study has found that Allium cepa, which is extracted from onion helps to reduce the blood sugar and cholesterol. In the research conducted on rats,this onion extract was found to cause an increase in weight among nondiabetic ones but not diabetic ones. Though it is said that onion is not high in calories, it greatly stimulates the metabolism and appetite which ultimately increases feeding. Allium cepa is prepared from onion bulb which we get in local markets. It would be purified for quantifying only the active ingredients for adequate dosing to humans.

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A recent study showed that surrounding tissue does not show as much sugar consumption as malignant tumors. Hence, ordinary sugar might be helpful in imaging techniques to detect cancer. This new technique will be aligned with testing of natural sugar replacing metal in contrast agents. This replacement will also make the medical care economical. However, obviously, this technique based on sugar-based contrast agents shall not be used in case of diabetic affected cancer patients.

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A manufacturing facility developing World's first non-invasive, saliva-based diabetes monitoring test was set up on 22nd Feb '16 near Hyderabad by DiabetOmics. This innovation would change the approach to monitoring and detection of diabetes globally and also stimulate the development of middle and low-income countries by reducing their economic burden. As compared to blood sugar tests, this innovation would bring in low-cost and affordable tests for monitoring diabetes. The company will also develop point-of-care tests for rapid measuring of Type I diabetes and also to detect diabetic kidney and eye complications at an early stage.

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