WHAT IS FAMINE CUISINE? Indian Food History and Diabetes with Dr. Manoshi Bhattacharya

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Diabetes was first diagnosed in India centuries ago. More recently colonial policy left India with a legacy of famine which has greatly influenced Indian food cultures. What is famine cuisine and how is it related to our tendency to develop diabetes? Dr. Manoshi Bhattacharya joins me to discuss.

00:00 - Reversing diabetes in 600 BCE
00:43 - Famine cuisine
01:06 - Intro
02:43 - Dr. Manoshi's background
05:10 - Studying diabetes and nutrition
08:46 - Problem with nutritional data
09:20 - No Food Off Limits
11:10 - Why do Indians eat a diabetogenic diet?
12:48 - First identification and treatment of diabetes
14:50 - Food history of the Mesolithic
17:02 - Were there Mesolithic vegetarians?
20:41 - Life stages of a traditional Hindu
23:40 - Link between colonialism and vegetarianism
27:50 - What is famine cuisine?
30:08 - The myth of vegetarian India
31:20 - Why don't vegetarians eat vegetables?
38:40 - (re)learning how to eat from history
45:08 - Feasting and fasting
51:52 - New foods
53:40 - How to be a healthy vegetarian
55:00 - Indian Feasts