{"id":1597,"date":"2021-08-11T12:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/magazine\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:17:23","slug":"camel-milk-a-centuries-old-superfood-as-diabetes-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diabetesasia.org\/magazine\/camel-milk-a-centuries-old-superfood-as-diabetes-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Camel Milk: A Centuries Old Superfood as Diabetes Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camel Milk: A Centuries-Old ‘Superfood’ as Diabetes Treatment<\/h1>\n
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John Watson\u00a0August 09, 2021, and Dr. Rajesh Jain MD, If requested<\/b> to think about<\/b> camel milk, many will forever<\/b> name<\/b> the emblematic picture<\/b> of a humped animal crossing the horizon in a blazing desert. What they probably<\/b> may not<\/b> think about<\/b> is a chilly<\/b> glass of milk. But that could<\/b> quickly<\/b> change, as<\/b> studies<\/b> uncovering the sudden<\/b> healing<\/b>\u00a0capacity<\/b>\u00a0contained inside<\/b> camel milk. Although this could<\/b> appear<\/b> uncommon<\/b> to many withinside the<\/b> Western world, wherein<\/b> camel milk stays<\/b> highly<\/b> difficult to understand<\/b> the dairy product, it’d<\/b> infrequently<\/b> benefit<\/b> a 2nd<\/b> thought<\/b> amongst<\/b> the one’s<\/b> familiar<\/b> with these<\/b> resilient beasts of burden. Dr. Mohammed Ayoub “The useful<\/b> consequences<\/b> of camel milk for human nutrients<\/b> and fitness<\/b> had their beginning<\/b> from spiritual<\/b> notion<\/b> and religion<\/b> in the<\/b> specific<\/b> Muslim groups<\/b> withinside the<\/b> world, which includes<\/b> the Arab nations<\/b> of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab\u00a0Emirates,” wrote Mohammed Ayoub, Ph.D., accomplice<\/b> professor of biology, and Sajid Maqsood, Ph.D., accomplice<\/b> professor of meals<\/b> science, at UAE University, in a joint interview with Medscape. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Dr. Mohammed Ayoub<\/p>\n

For the human beings<\/b> of those<\/b> and different<\/b> areas<\/b> wherein<\/b> camels thrive, their milk has long<\/b> been a staple food<\/b> source, commonly<\/b> eaten<\/b> in clean<\/b> or spontaneously fermented form. It has also<\/b> been used for hundreds of years<\/b> as a conventional<\/b> remedy<\/b> for illnesses<\/b> from<\/b> tuberculosis to gastroenteritis. Numerous research<\/b> has found <\/b>that camel milk has the various<\/b> sought-after bioactive compounds<\/b> of so-called “superfoods.” It’s “anti” in the<\/b> maximum<\/b> wonderful<\/b> ways: antihypertensive, antimicrobial,<\/a><\/p>\n

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antioxidative, antithrombotic, antiulcerogenic. But what has won<\/b> researchers’ <\/b>interest<\/b> the most<\/b> is the favorable consequences<\/b> camel milk seems<\/b> to showcase<\/b> in each<\/b> animal and scientific<\/b> research<\/b> on numerous<\/b> markers of diabetes, from glycemic management<\/b> to insulin resistance.<\/p>\n

Might these people’s<\/b> treatments<\/b> have new instructions<\/b> for present-day<\/b> diabetes researchers? What’s So Special About Camel Milk? Camels have been domesticated around<\/b> 3000 to 4000 years ago; that’s\u00a0highly<\/b> recent<\/b> amongst<\/b> running<\/b> animals (with the aid of <\/b>comparison, puppies<\/b> have held their popularity<\/b> as “man’s best<\/b> friend” for a minimum<\/b> of 14,000 years).<\/p>\n

Thanks to several<\/b>\u00a0specific<\/b> adaptations, including<\/b> the capacity<\/b> to save<\/b> approximately<\/b> eighty<\/b> lb (36.three<\/b> kg) of fats<\/b> in the one’s<\/b> signature humps, camels can stroll<\/b> a hundred<\/b> miles and live on<\/b> for almost<\/b> a week<\/b> in temperatures as much as<\/b> 120\u00b0F (49\u00b0C) without<\/b> water. Camels get the maximum from the least among herbivorous ruminants \u2014 the magnificence<\/b> of animals that ferment their meals<\/b> before<\/b> digestion. They eat<\/b> the biggest<\/b> sort of<\/b> plant life<\/b> and digest it more<\/b> successfully<\/b> than cows. Nomadic peoples consider\u00a0camels’ various<\/b> diets a key contributor to the purported medicinal properties<\/b> in their<\/b> milk.<\/p>\n

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Significant medical<\/b> studies<\/b> into camel milk’s health<\/b> commenced<\/b> most effectively<\/b> in the<\/b> last<\/b> 3<\/b> to 4<\/b> decades. It discovered<\/b> that milk constructed from<\/b> camels and cows presents<\/b> similar<\/b> levels<\/b> of fat<\/a>, protein, lactose, and calcium on the most simple compositional level. But dig a bit<\/b> deeper, and you will<\/b> discover<\/b> that camel milk possesses wonderful<\/b> blessings<\/b> <\/a>over its bovine counterpart, along with<\/b> extra<\/b> tiers<\/b> of nutrition<\/b> C and vital<\/b> minerals and greater<\/b> digestible quality.<\/div>\n
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Children with acknowledged<\/b> allergic reactions<\/b> to cow’s milk had been<\/b> proven<\/b> to eat<\/b> camel’s milk without<\/b> incident, because it<\/b> would not<\/b> seem<\/b> to have equal<\/b> cross-reactivity in those<\/b> sufferers<\/b> as milk from non-bovine mammals bred in European countries<\/b>. Camel milk is nearer<\/b> in substance to human milk: each<\/b> characteristic<\/b> \u03b1-lactalbumin because the<\/b> main<\/b> protein and absence<\/b> \u03b2-lactoglobulin, the latter of which is<\/b> a not uncommon<\/b>\u00a0contributor to cause<\/b> allergic reactions<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Beyond its dietary<\/b> value<\/h3>\n

camel milk composition might also additionally<\/b> provide<\/b> unique<\/b> antidiabetic houses<\/b>, in line with<\/b> Nader Lessan, MBBS, MD, and Adam Buckley, MD, Ph.D., representative<\/b> endocrinologists on the<\/b> Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE, who’re<\/b> presently<\/b> undertaking<\/b> a medical<\/b> trial at the<\/b> outcomes<\/b> of camel milk on insulin<\/a> and incretin response.<\/p>\n

“Camel milk has been stated<\/b> to comprise<\/b> an insulin-like protein that doesn’t<\/b> form<\/b> a coagulum in the<\/b> acidic<\/a> surroundings<\/b> of the stomach,” they informed<\/b> Medscape<\/a>. “It has been recommended<\/b> that the stated<\/b> glucose-decreasing<\/b> outcomes<\/b> of camel milk would possibly<\/b> as a minimum<\/b> in component<\/b> be mediated via<\/b> this mechanism.” A current<\/b> in vitro <\/a>look at<\/b> Ayoub and Maqsood sheds light<\/b>\u00a0on the<\/b> molecular and mobile<\/b> mechanisms underlying camel milk’s antidiabetic outcomes<\/b>.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Sajid Maqsood “We recognized<\/b> numerous<\/b> bioactive peptide fractions from camel milk whey proteins that confirmed<\/b> advantageous<\/b> organic<\/b> outcomes<\/b> at the<\/b> special<\/b> molecular markers worried<\/b> in diabetes (DPP- Inhibition dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition, in addition to<\/b> human insulin receptor and its signaling at the extent<\/b> of the cell). Such outcomes<\/b> had been<\/b> additionally<\/b> characterized<\/b> with the aid of <\/b>growth<\/b> in glucose shipping<\/b> in the<\/b> cells,” they said. This presents<\/b> for the first<\/b> time a strong<\/b> medical<\/b> foundation<\/b> for the anti-diabetic properties<\/b> of camel milk.<\/div>\n
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” Getting the Most Out of Camel Milk”<\/h2>\n
People dwelling<\/b> in international locations<\/b> with geared-up<\/b> get admission to<\/b> camel milk are possibly<\/b> already reaping its anti-diabetic benefits. For example, a camel breeding network<\/b> in northern India observed<\/b> that people <\/b>frequently<\/b> fed on<\/b> its milk had a 0% chance<\/b> of diabetes. Global manufacturing<\/b> of camel milk has accelerated<\/b> 4.6-fold considering<\/b> 1961 (whilst<\/b> records<\/b> first commenced<\/b> to be collected), suggesting its reputation extends\u00a0past<\/b> conventional<\/b> regions.<\/div>\n
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Like\u00a0the<\/b> CAMELMILK challenge,<\/b> European Union-supported efforts aim\u00a0to reinforce<\/b> hobbies<\/b> withinside the<\/b> Mediterranean region. More and greater<\/b> consumers, from China to Australia, are searching out<\/b> camel milk-primarily based products totally<\/b>. In the United States, agencies<\/b> like Desert Farms partner with Amish and Mennonite farmers to grow<\/b>\u00a0to manufacture<\/b>.<\/div>\n
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This isn’t always<\/b> to mention<\/b> that camel milk can be<\/b> found<\/b> on grocery store<\/b> shelves<\/b> each time<\/b> soon. Although their numbers are increasing, camels stay<\/b> a minor dairy species, accounting for \u00a0<1% of the world’s milk supply. As a niche product, it’s significantly more expensive than bovine and non-dairy milk variations. The daily dose of camel milk thought to improve diabetes markers is around 500 mL, which may be cost-prohibitive for many consumers.<\/div>\n
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There are also<\/b> uncertainties about<\/b> how steady<\/b> camel milk’s benefits<\/b> can be<\/b> in industrial<\/b> form. Camel milk varies depending<\/b> on elements<\/b> like lactation stage, geography, and feeding habits. Some have puzzled<\/b> whether or not<\/b> shifting<\/b> camels from their wide-ranging ingesting<\/b> practices to manufacturing facility<\/b> farming will stifle<\/b> the medicinal outcomes<\/b> of its milk. It is likewise<\/b> unsure<\/b> how extensively<\/b> fitness<\/b> attributes range<\/b> depending<\/b> on breed. Milk produced via <\/b>the 90% of camels internationally<\/b> labeled<\/b> as one-humped dromedaries<\/a> isn’t always<\/b> similar to<\/b> that created from<\/b> the much less<\/b> common<\/b>\u00a0double-humped Bactrian camels discovered<\/b> in important<\/b> Asian countries, including<\/b> China and Mongolia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Advice for Curious Patients<\/h2>\n

In the end, camel milk may<\/b> provide<\/b> the finest<\/b> promise as a blueprint for designing new treatments, as concluded by<\/b> Ayoud and Maqsood of their<\/b> current<\/b> study. Yet, as greater<\/b> interest<\/b> is paid to its proposed antidiabetic outcomes<\/b>, it’s also<\/b> probable<\/b> that curious sufferers<\/b> might also additionally<\/b> need<\/b> to strive<\/b> the actual<\/b> factor<\/b> withinside the<\/b> meantime. For such sufferers<\/b>, what issues<\/b> ought to<\/b> clinicians preserve<\/b> in mind? The first and fundamental<\/b> is to keep away from<\/b> camel milk in uncooked<\/b> form. Although camel milk seems<\/b> to have more<\/b> antimicrobial properties<\/b> <\/a>than cow’s milk, it contains<\/b> about<\/b> the same<\/b> chance<\/b> of containing E. coli and might<\/b> harbor pathogenic traces,<\/b> including<\/b><\/a> Streptococcus or Staphylococcus.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Evidence shows<\/b> that dromedary camels<\/a> are the best<\/b> animals that could<\/b> host the pressure<\/b> of the Middle East breathing<\/b> syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that infects humans. Although numerous<\/b> research<\/b> has indicated that camel milk improves glycemic control<\/b> and lowers insulin requirements<\/b> amongst<\/b> people with<\/b> type<\/b> 1 diabetes<\/a>, Lesson and Buckley strongly suggest<\/b> sufferers<\/b> with this ailment<\/b> using<\/b> it as an insulin substitute. They notice<\/b> that “not one of the<\/b> mechanisms we have got<\/b> visible<\/b> counseled<\/b> for the outcomes<\/b> of camel milk are simply<\/b> relevant<\/b> to the ailment<\/b> method<\/b> of kind<\/b> 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Tahereh-Mohammadabadi<\/p>\n

As per Prof. Taherah<\/a>, Camel milk lactoferrin; anti-viral agent against COVID-19 infections (Prof. Taherah Mohammadabadi Agricultural Sciences and the Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Iran). The protective proteins and enzymes of camel milk like immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, and peptidoglycan recognition protein have anti-microbial and immunological properties against infections. Camel milk has the highest concentration compared to other livestock. It was 10 times higher in comparison to cow’s milk.
\n(PDF) Camel milk lactoferrin; anti-viral agent against COVID-19 infections<\/i>. Available from: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/352769410_Camel_milk_lactoferrin_anti-viral_agent_against_COVID-19_infections<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/348743166_Is_camel_milk_lactoferrin_effective_against_COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n

There is likewise<\/b> the problem<\/b> of putting<\/b> suitable<\/b> expectations<\/b> for situations<\/b> outside<\/b> of diabetes. The literature surrounding camel milk is slanted toward<\/b> effective<\/b> consequences<\/b> derived from research<\/b> of variable quality<\/b>, which has brought about<\/b> unfounded claims. This changed into<\/b> on show<\/b> whilst<\/b> the United States<\/a><\/b> Food and Drug Administration indexed<\/b> camel milk amongst<\/b> the goods<\/b> and treatment options<\/b> without <\/b>proof<\/b> to help<\/b> their use in autism<\/a>. Using\u00a0camel milk actions<\/b> from fundamental<\/b> studies<\/b> to medical<\/b> research<\/b>, its final<\/b> healing<\/b> fee<\/b> in diabetes and past<\/b> must<\/b> become<\/b> clearer. For a millennia-vintage<\/b> treatment, there is<\/b> nonetheless<\/b> an awful lot<\/b> to learn.<\/p>\n

John Watson is a freelance writer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/em><\/p>\n

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