Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes
Religious practices and cultural customs related to eating habits have a significant impact on lifestyle and health of the community. The Ramadan fasting in Muslims and its influence on various metabolic parameters such as diabetes have been reasonably studied. However, literature related to Hindu r...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=858;epage=862;aulast=Kannan |
| _version_ | 1818899667156467712 |
|---|---|
| author | Subramanian Kannan Shriraam Mahadevan Krishna Seshadri Dhalapathy Sadacharan Kumaravel Velayutham |
| author_facet | Subramanian Kannan Shriraam Mahadevan Krishna Seshadri Dhalapathy Sadacharan Kumaravel Velayutham |
| author_sort | Subramanian Kannan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Religious practices and cultural customs related to eating habits have a significant impact on lifestyle and health of the community. The Ramadan fasting in Muslims and its influence on various metabolic parameters such as diabetes have been reasonably studied. However, literature related to Hindu religious customs related to fasting and food patterns during various festivals and its effect on diabetes are scarce. This article is an attempt to describe the Hindu religious customs related to fasting and food practices from the State of Tamil Nadu (South India) and to raise the awareness among physicians about its relationship with diabetes which may help in managing their diabetic patients in a better way. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-19T19:51:36Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-87758f1a9c284ba7a5e3907703333f53 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2230-8210 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-19T19:51:36Z |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| spelling | doaj.art-87758f1a9c284ba7a5e3907703333f532022-12-21T20:07:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102016-01-0120685886210.4103/2230-8210.192921Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetesSubramanian KannanShriraam MahadevanKrishna SeshadriDhalapathy SadacharanKumaravel VelayuthamReligious practices and cultural customs related to eating habits have a significant impact on lifestyle and health of the community. The Ramadan fasting in Muslims and its influence on various metabolic parameters such as diabetes have been reasonably studied. However, literature related to Hindu religious customs related to fasting and food patterns during various festivals and its effect on diabetes are scarce. This article is an attempt to describe the Hindu religious customs related to fasting and food practices from the State of Tamil Nadu (South India) and to raise the awareness among physicians about its relationship with diabetes which may help in managing their diabetic patients in a better way.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=858;epage=862;aulast=KannanDiabetesfastingfestivalsSouth IndiaTamil Nadu |
| spellingShingle | Subramanian Kannan Shriraam Mahadevan Krishna Seshadri Dhalapathy Sadacharan Kumaravel Velayutham Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diabetes fasting festivals South India Tamil Nadu |
| title | Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| title_full | Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| title_fullStr | Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| title_short | Fasting practices in Tamil Nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| title_sort | fasting practices in tamil nadu and their importance for patients with diabetes |
| topic | Diabetes fasting festivals South India Tamil Nadu |
| url | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=6;spage=858;epage=862;aulast=Kannan |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT subramaniankannan fastingpracticesintamilnaduandtheirimportanceforpatientswithdiabetes AT shriraammahadevan fastingpracticesintamilnaduandtheirimportanceforpatientswithdiabetes AT krishnaseshadri fastingpracticesintamilnaduandtheirimportanceforpatientswithdiabetes AT dhalapathysadacharan fastingpracticesintamilnaduandtheirimportanceforpatientswithdiabetes AT kumaravelvelayutham fastingpracticesintamilnaduandtheirimportanceforpatientswithdiabetes |