With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates
A return to the traditional lentil and rice dishes that have nourished generations of Nepalis could save them from a diabetes epidemic prompted by the influx of western junk foods, doctors have said.
In a country where one in five of those over 40 has type 2 diabetes, the foods enjoyed by their grandparents have showed remarkable results in reversing the condition.
Written by Kat Lay, Global health correspondent
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/10/traditional-food-could-help-reverse-nepals-diabetes-epidemic-studies-suggest under the title “Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
