Editor's Note This review reports the hypoglycemic, antihyperglycemic, and antidiabetic activities of leaves, fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes, and tubercles grown in milpas and home gardens of Mayan communities. According to the review, some plant foods have antidiabetic effect  in vitro ,  in vivo , and in clinical studies. The inclusion of these plant foods in the diet can serve in the treatment of diabetes, the authors conclude.

April 8, 2020 Journal of Medicinal Food DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2019.0125 Foods from Mayan Communities of Yucatán as Nutritional Alternative for Diabetes Prevention The increase in the prevalence of diabetes has become a severe problem around the world; mainly affecting indigenous communities as the Mayan of Yucatán in Mexico. Because of the high rates of poverty and insufficient health services in this ethnic group, inexpensive and accessible treatments are necessary. Some plant foods grown in traditional Mayan agricultural systems have antidiabetic potential. Our objective was to present a review of plant foods with nutritional alternatives for diabetes prevention from traditional agricultural systems in Mayan communities of Yucatán. This review reports the hypoglycemic, antihyperglycemic, and antidiabetic activities of leaves, fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes, and tubercles grown in milpas and home gardens of Mayan communities. Some plant foods have antidiabetic effect  in vitro ,  in vivo , and in clinical studies. Some plant foods grown in traditional Mayan agricultural systems have antidiabetic potential. The inclusion of these plant foods in the diet can serve in the treatment of diabetes. READ MORE... 2020 Annual Fund Sponsors:

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