Effects of functional foods on Diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Problem of diabetes is on an alarming situation at present globally. A lot of research workis being performed on different types of treatments or preventive measures to curb thismenace worldwide. Our traditional functional foods are very popular in protective role formany ailments. Therefore, the present review article was prepared to collect informationon role of different bioactive compounds or functional foods on control or prevention ofDiabetes mellitus. It was observed in many researches that there are a lot of functionalfoods like tulsi, turmeric, onion, ginger, green tea, lemon, etc. that have direct or indirecteffect in prevention of the diabetes.