Don’t eat your greens? A diet taking Yemen by storm has doctors worried
Summary
Doctors in Taiz, Yemen, are seeing many diabetes patients become seriously ill after stopping their prescribed medicine to follow a new diet called el-tayebat. This diet, promoted by a former Egyptian doctor named Diaa el-Awadi, claims that diabetes can be cured by avoiding certain foods, but medical experts warn this is dangerous and can cause health crises.Key Facts
- Many diabetes patients in Taiz stopped their medication to follow the el-tayebat diet.
- The diet advises avoiding foods like salad greens, citrus fruits, eggs, and beans.
- Diaa el-Awadi, who popularized this diet, was a former Egyptian doctor banned for health risks and later died of a heart attack.
- After following the diet, some patients became very sick and had to go to the emergency room.
- Patients often stop medication because they find it too expensive or believe online claims.
- Medical experts stress that stopping diabetes medicine without a doctor’s advice is dangerous.
- The civil war and poverty in Yemen make it harder for patients to afford proper treatment.
- Doctors at Taiz’s Republican Hospital provide emergency care to these patients and urge caution against rumors.
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