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Anguli Parimana in Ayurveda and its association with adiposity and diabetes

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown the association of disproportionate body size measurements with noncommunicable diseases like diabetes. This concept is described in Ayurveda (1500 BC), which uses Anguli Parimana (the breadth of one's own finger as 1 unit) to measure the body proportions....

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Autores principales: Shirodkar, Jyoti A., Sayyad, Mehmood G., Nanal, Vilas M., Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25336850
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-9476.140482