{"id":56199,"date":"2015-07-19T01:06:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T17:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=56199"},"modified":"2015-07-19T01:06:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T17:06:28","slug":"turmeric-may-help-treat-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/19\/turmeric-may-help-treat-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Turmeric may help treat diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MELBOURNE — Curcumin, a substance in turmeric, combined with an omega-3 fat may potentially delay or prevent the onset of type-2 diabetes, researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, say.<\/p>\n

Health scientists from the University of Newcastle’s Nutraceuticals Research Group, led by Professor Manohar Garg, are seeking 80 recruits for a new clinical study to find out whether the Indian spice combined with an omega-3 fat can delay the onset of type 2 diabetes or prevent it altogether.<\/p>\n

“The root cause of type 2 diabetes is systemic inflammation, which impacts insulin secretion and function,” said Garg.<\/p>\n

“We want to nip the inflammation in the bud,” he said.<\/p>\n

“This study will use two bioactive compounds that we find in food curcumin and omega-3 fat. Both are very important anti-inflammatory agents,” Garg said.<\/p>\n

Curcumin, derived from turmeric, is part of the ginger family and commonly used for food coloration. Its healing properties are well known in India.<\/p>\n

“Turmeric has been used for centuries to promote healing of bruises, sprains, wounds and inflammation,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Nowadays in India the level of curcumin (turmeric) intake has dropped considerably as people switch to Westernized fast foods, and it parallels with a significant rise in type 2 diabetes cases. In fact the disease is now an epidemic in India and may soon be the number one health burden,” said Garg.<\/p>\n

The randomized control trial will test both compounds, with the recruitment group being segregated into four.<\/p>\n

One will get curcumin only, the second will get omega-3 fat only, the third will receive both, and the fourth will serve as a control group.<\/p>\n

The capsules contain 200 milligrams of curcumin and one gram of omega-3 fat respectively.<\/p>\n

People who are prone to develop diabetes because of impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, and who are aged between 30 and 70, may be eligible.<\/p>\n

“The anti-inflammatory mechanisms surrounding curcumin and omega-3 fats are different, so we want to test if they complement each other and have treatment synergies beyond their individual effects,” Garg said.<\/p>\n

“Our thinking is that the combination is safe, free of any side-effects and may prove to be as effective as drugs used for management of diabetes,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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