Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective Authors Bharti Kalra Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India Leepica Kapoor Department of Dietetics, Naruvi Hospital, Vellore, India Suneet Verma Department of Medicine, Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, India Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-03 Abstract This communication describes a few functional seeds and spices, commonly consumed in South Asia, which may impair the absorption of drugs that are used in diabetes and medical management. The aim of this article is to highlight the possibility of these foods having a ‘dysfunctional’, rather than functional effect on health. Physicians should include questions about the use of these spices in their history taking. Keywords: Diabetes, drug interactions, food interactions, seeds, semaglutide, spices, thyroxine. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-12-24 How to Cite Bharti Kalra, Leepica Kapoor, Suneet Verma, & Sanjay Kalra. (2023). Functional Foods may be Dysfunctional: A South Asian Perspective. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(1), 180–181. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-03 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 1 (2024): JANUARY Section PRIMARY CARE DIABETES License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.