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Impact of Millet Consumption Pattern on Lifestyle Diseases of the Tribal
and Urban Population, Telangana
Shirisha Junuthula* and V. Vijaya Lakshmi
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU), Telangana-500030, India
*siriinscience@gmail.com
Millets grow well in arid and semi-arid environments, requiring less water than any other grain.
While developing countries in Asia still produce most of the world's millets. There is an
increasing recognition of their favorable nutrient composition and benefits as healthy food
(Jukanti et al., 2016). Thus, apart from their continued strategic role as staple for the poor in
marginal agricultural regions, they are also assuming a new role as a healthy food replacement
for the urban high-income population (Shirisha et al.,2019). Millet is more than just an
interesting alternative to the more common grains. The grain is also rich in phytochemicals,
including phytic acid, which is believed to lower cholesterol, and phytate, which is associated
with reduced cancer risk (Coulibaly et al., 2011). These health benefits have been partly
attributed to a wide variety of potential chemo preventive substances, called phytochemicals,
including antioxidants present in high amounts in millets (Izadi et al., 2012), lower incidences
of diabetes have been reported in millet-consuming population. Millets also contain phenolic
inhibitors like alpha-glucosidase, pancreatic amylase reduce postprandial hyperglycemia by
partially inhibiting the enzymatic hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates (Shobana et al., 2009).
The objectives of the study are:-
To study the millet consumption pattern of the selected tribal and urban population.
To study the incidence of metabolic disorders among selected tribal and urban
Population.
Methodology
The present study focused on millet consumption pattern of the tribal and urban population of
Telangana state. The survey part was carried out in the five of the tribal villages of Ranga reddy
Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts
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