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Volume 8 Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy Nutrition Conference 2018
October 08-09, 2018
October 08-09, 2018 Dubai, UAE
World Congress on
Nutrition and Obesity prevention
Perfect plate for diabetes and weight loss: Mediterranean to god’s own country
James Joseph
God's Own Food Solution Pvt Ltd., India
For 60 years since its founding, Kerala took pride as the number one state in the country on life expectancy, receiving praise
from world renowned global health expert, Professor Hans Rosling. Prof Rosling puts Kerala ahead of Washington DC
on human health index at a fraction of per capita income. However lifestyle diseases like diabetes is now in the order of an
epidemic in the state reducing the life expectancy of our adult population above the age group of 30. For the first time Kerala
lost out its number one position on life expectancy to Jammu and Kashmir due to an alarming drop in life expectancy after the
age of 30 compared to J&K as per 2010-14 census data. Root cause of our problem with diabetes and lifestyle diseases is the
rapid increase of starch in our diet over the past 60 years through rice, wheat and tubers like cassava. Through years of policy
interventions we were able to make starch more affordable but the over correction is now hurting our health than helping it. In
order for Kerala to get back and retain our number one position in life expectancy, we have to cut back our starch consumption
from half a plate to a quarter as recommended by American diabetes association and increase consumption of our grossly
under-utilized unripe fruits, vegetables and legumes. This paper will scientifically explain why one of Kerala’s oldest traditions
of eating unripe jackfruit as a meal is the perfect plate for diabetes and weight loss. These are the results from the first glycemic
research conducted on unripe jackfruits from Kerala at Sydney University.
Results:
1. Green Jackfruit prepared as a meal is the most ancient meal of Kerala and is nutritionally equivalent to the Mediterranean Plate.
2. Green jackfruit as a meal is good for Diabetes and Weight Loss because a cup of green jackfruit has 40% lower glycemic load,
calories and carbohydrates and has four times more fiber than a cup of rice or two rotis.
3. An all-purpose flour can be made from green jackfruit to reduce energy density and increase vegetable content in pasta to pizza.
Conclusions:
Contrary to the existing advice given by medical professionals in Kerala, its tradition of eating green Jackfruit as a meal instead
of rice & roti is actually good for controlling diabetes and obesity. Kerala can reverse its explosion of non-communicable
diseases by bringing back green jackfruit to the center of its plate replacing rice and wheat. Green Jackfruit as a flour is an
easy way for food companies to follow WHO advice to reduce energy density and increase vegetable and fruit percentage in
processed food to beat non communicable diseases. This research shows a global parallel between the Mediterranean diet,
now considered as the perfect plate for diabetes and weight-loss and our god’s own plate through a 40,000 year old early man
migration and human settlement.
Biography:
James Joseph is the Author of the best seller book god’s own office- how one man worked for a global giant from his village in Kerala published by penguin
books and released by Shri Oommen Chandy, Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala. He has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in North America,
Europe and India with globally reputed organizations like Microsoft, 3M and Ford. In his last role as the Director, Executive Engagement at Microsoft India; he
was responsible for strengthening Microsoft’s relationship with the senior executives of top 200 enterprises in India. Prior to this role he was responsible for the
manufacturing industry marketing for Microsoft UK. Before joining Microsoft UK, he held business development, sales and marketing positions at 3M, Ford Motor
Company, i2 Technologies and Informatica. He has two patents filed for his pioneering engineering research to make green jackfruit affordable for the masses. He
has a Masters in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick, UK and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering,
Thiruvananthapuram.
James Joseph, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C8-078