Study: Millet diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes (The Nation)

The Nation (Kenya) published an article on the latest findings from ICRISAT and IFPRI. The research was conducted in 11 countries and published in Frontiers in Nutrition. The research further shows that diabetic people who consumed millet as part of their daily diet their blood glucose levels drop by between 12-15 percent. “Millets are grown on all inhabited continents, yet they remain a ‘forgotten food’. We hope this will change from 2023 when the world observes the United Nations declared International Year of Millets, and with studies like this that show that millets outperform white rice, maize, and wheat,” said Rosemary Botha, a co-author of the study who was based in Malawi at the time of the study, with IFPRI.  Also published in Food Business Africa.