Jagannath Dixit is an Indian professor who is known for propounding a diet plan to reverse obesity and type 2 diabetes. Physicians, diabetologists, and experts from the Indian Medical Association have said that the diet is not supported by scientific evidence.[1][2] But new evidence supports some of his views such as lifestyle modification can reduce HbA1c (signifying extent of diabetes) in patients.[3] Dixit is a professor at the B J Medical College, Pune,[4] and he was named the brand ambassador for the Government of Maharashtra's anti-obesity campaign in Maharashtra in 2018.[1][5]
The Dixit diet plan, where a person eats two meals a day, was originally conceived by Shrikant Jichkar.[1][6] However, Dixit's claims have been challenged for lacking scientific validation, and he has been accused of providing potentially harmful advice to those with diabetes.[2][1][6] The Indian Medical Association has noted that Dixit is neither a dietician nor a diabetologist.[1] A 2018 article at the JAMA Internal Medicine journal concluded that the hypothesis of carbohydrate stimulated insulin secretion being the primary cause of common obesity, was difficult to reconcile with available evidence.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Pune diabetologists ask for scientific validation on 'Dixit diet plan'". Hindustan Times. March 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Parikh, Rakesh (December 26, 2018). "Fact-check: Dr. Dixit's 'Two meals a day' diet for weight-loss & diabetes". AltNews.in. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Dixit, J. V.; Badgujar, S. Y.; Giri, P. A. (September 23, 2023). "reduction in HbA1c through lifestyle modification- t". Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 11 (6): 3312–3317. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1677_21. PMC 9480679. PMID 36119208.
- ^ Gujar, Aseem; Sawant, Anagha (November 3, 2018). "Eat well for tomorrow you may die-t". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Press Trust of India (November 20, 2018). "'Dr Dixit appointed ambassador of Maha anti-obesity campaign". Business Standard.
- ^ a b Menon, Murali K. (Mar 3, 2019). "How Dr Jagannath Dixit became a messiah for the obese and diabetic in Maharashtra". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Hall, Kevin D.; Guyenet, Stephan J.; Leibel, Rudolph L. (August 1, 2018). "The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity Is Difficult to Reconcile With Current Evidence". JAMA Internal Medicine. 178 (8): 1103. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2920. ISSN 2168-6106.