India is well-known capital for diabetes and there is very little awareness on how to prevent the spread of it. High stress levels and sedentary are considered to be major cause of presence of high blood sugar levels among the people living in metros. But a study conducted by ICMR in Rajasthan shows how camel milk has helped a caste stay away from the fast-spreading lifestyle disease.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) conducted a survey classifying the total participants of the survey on the basis of caste. The survey carried over a period of three years from 2015-2018 recorded the sugar levels and diabetic conditions prevailing amongst the 24,000 residents of the eight areas of Bikaner, Nagaur, Shriganganagar, Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Barmer and Pali districts in Rajasthan.
The survey found that the sugar levels differ from caste to caste depending on their affinity towards sugar or sweets, in general. In the survey, people belonging to two categories were studied primarily. While the people belonging to the 'Raika' caste or the sugar-free caste recorded low levels of sugar and those belonging to other castes recorded normal, high as well as unprecedented levels of sugar. The main distinguishing factor between these two categories is the consumption of camel's milk.
GENE FACTOR
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| The study also revealed the reason behind Raikas not getting affected by diabetes, due to a certain protective gene being activated inside their bodies, they get immune towards diabetes. A healthy lifestyle with complete diet and adequate sleep, also keeps Raika caste people fit |
Raikas consuming camel's milk recorded 0.15% concentration of sugar whereas people of the same caste not consuming camel's milk measured an overall diabetes rate of 1.7%. Apart from this, the non-Raikas consuming camel's milk even recorded low sugar levels to the tune of 1%. These castes included Muslims, Jats and Baniyas.
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