Diabetic Food Market Overview 2017-18
Consumer Goods and Retail | Feb, 2018
According
to World Health Organization diabetes is now the most pressing health priority
globally. High Blood glucose is third leading factor affecting premature
mortality after tobacco use and high blood pressure. The risk of premature
death among diabetic people is double the risk than the non-diabetic population.
Source:
WHO
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Diabetic
Scenario
It is estimated that 7.8%
adults in India has diabetes in 2015. Many people of these with diabetes are
unware of the ongoing disease. Even people who are aware of their status does
not have access to the regular treatment due various reasons like
affordability, availability or awareness about the requirement for the
adherence treatment. Diabetes has tendency to create severe complications like
blindness, loss of limbs and kidney failure. High blood sugar, which not
reached to a level of diabetes threshold can increase the risk of strokes,
heart diseases and other complications. The rising prevalence of
non-communicable diseases and diabetes is driven by combination of factors like
unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle, rapid urbanization and increasing life expectancy.
Large population with diabetes are preventable. Emphasis to promote healthy
diet and physical activity delays type 2 diabetes among people at high risk.
Maintain normal body weight, eating healthy diet and regular physical activity
can reduce the chances of having diabetes.
Diabetes
in India
60 million people out of total population India are
suffering from Diabetes. Awareness about diabetes status varies from state and
region. Nearly 900 thousand annual death are indirectly or directly attributed
to diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is not common, though 542 thousand children aged
up 14 years had type 1 diabetes in 2015 globally. India had around 70 thousand
children affected by diabetes second largest number after United States. India
also rank highest among list of top 10 countries with 36.5 million with
disability of glucose tolerance. According to partial result available from
ICMR-INDIAB study reveals there is large inter states variance in the diabetic
ranging from 4.3% in Bihar to 13.6% in Chandigarh.
Healthcare
System India
India has always been in the
front lines to fight against the NCD’s with the deployment of NCDs few years
back. There is high recognition to tackle the situation of diabetes epidemic.
This has been reflected in new draft national health policy, which is intended
to reduce premature death from cancer, diseases, cardiovascular and chronic
respiratory disease by 25% by 2025.
The Government of India has
initiated national program for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases and stroke in the year 2009-2010. By the end of 2015
year, the program covered more than 350 districts in India. NPCDCS conceive a
primary care method to tackle NCDs and also boarder line the required manpower
at different level. NCD cells have been established with required manpower,
which was recommended at state, district and national level. NCD clinics are
also available to deal with patients that are visiting community health
centers, government hospitals and district hospitals. In the 12th
five-year plan, it is said that NCD clinics should be established in each CHC
in the country.
Medical
Nutrition Therapy
MNT is the most important in
preventing diabetes, slowing the rate of diabetes, managing existing diabetes
and rate of development of diabetes related complication.
- Life
style change, which include behavior modification, nutritional education,
reduced calorie and fat intake, reducing over weight and physical activity.
- Daily
fiber intake of 20-35 g/ 1,000 kcals.
- Saturated
fat intake of <7% of total minimal, calories, cholesterol and trans-fat of
<200 mg per day for individual with plus carbohydrate, diabetes and
monitoring to regulate blood glucose.
- Normal
Dietary protein intake around 20% of energy and neglecting of high protein
weight loss diets and micronutrient supplement for specific deficiencies.
- Limiting
daily intake of alcohol.