Medical Xpress published an article on findings from a recent study by ICRISAT and IFPRI. A millet-based diet could lower the risk of diabetes, a rapidly growing problem in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The finding offers the potential for nutritionists to design appropriate meals for people with diabetes as well as others without the disease as a preventive approach. According to Rosemary Botha, co-author and formerly a researcher at IFPRI-Malawi, countries in Africa with a high prevalence of diabetes include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. “The numbers could be higher as three in five people with diabetes are undiagnosed. About 75 percent of the deaths due to diabetes were in people aged under 60.”