Preventing Diabetic Complications by Dietary Agents

Abstract

Diet is vital for survival whereas balanced diet and nutrition are crucial for healthy living. Dietary agents, such as fruits, vegetables, and spices; are consumed in daily meals. Dietary agents are available and affordable all over the world which makes them suitable candidate for preventing diabetic complications. The scientific validation for their health-related benefits and anti-diabetic potential; mainly, is a big trumpet for their usefulness in indigenous cultures all around the world. In order to successfully manage diabetes, medicinal and nutritional interventions are supposed to go hands in hands. At present, medicines are available for diabetes managements; but diabetic complications are completely ignored. Therefore, dietary agents should be given more emphasis for the prevention and/or management of diabetes related complication. Dietary agents are rich in nutritional values and daily consumption makes them more palatable. In this regard, dietary agents may play an important role for preventing diabetic complication.