Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective
This communication describes a few functional seeds and spices, commonly consumed in South Asia, which may impair the absorption of drugs that are used in diabetes and medical management. The aim of this article is to highlight the possibility of these foods having a ‘dysfunctional’, rather than fu...
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Pakistan Medical Association
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This communication describes a few functional seeds and spices, commonly consumed in South Asia, which may impair the absorption of drugs that are used in diabetes and medical management. The aim of this article is to highlight the possibility of these foods having a ‘dysfunctional’, rather than functional effect on health. Physicians should include questions about the use of these spices in their history taking.
Keywords: Diabetes, drug interactions, food interactions, seeds, semaglutide, spices, thyroxine.
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| spelling | doaj.art-05a930c9df05446c9a35312d90926e172024-01-01T05:21:06ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-12-0174110.47391/JPMA.24-03Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian PerspectiveBharti Kalra0Leepica Kapoor1Suneet Verma2Sanjay Kalra3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, IndiaDepartment of Dietetics, Naruvi Hospital, Vellore, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, IndiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India This communication describes a few functional seeds and spices, commonly consumed in South Asia, which may impair the absorption of drugs that are used in diabetes and medical management. The aim of this article is to highlight the possibility of these foods having a ‘dysfunctional’, rather than functional effect on health. Physicians should include questions about the use of these spices in their history taking. Keywords: Diabetes, drug interactions, food interactions, seeds, semaglutide, spices, thyroxine. https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/11589 |
| spellingShingle | Bharti Kalra Leepica Kapoor Suneet Verma Sanjay Kalra Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| title | Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective |
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| title_short | Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective |
| title_sort | functional foods may be dysfunctional a south asian perspective |
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