Anguli Parimana in Ayurveda and its association with adiposity and diabetes

Anguli Parimana in Ayurveda and its association with adiposity and diabetes

Background: Recent studies have shown the association of disproportionate body size measurements with noncommunicable diseases like diabetes. This concept is described in Ayurveda (1500 BC), which uses Anguli Parimana (the breadth of one′s own finger as 1 unit) to measure the body proportions. Exces...

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Main Authors: Jyoti A Shirodkar, Mehmood G Sayyad, Vilas M Nanal, Chittaranjan S Yajnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Subjects:
Adiposity
Anguli Pariman
Ayurved
body proportion
insulin resistance in Indians
Online Access:http://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=177;epage=184;aulast=Shirodkar

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