MAKKAH: The Ministry of Health has warned against using unscientific diets as a substitute for prescribed and supervised medical treatment. “The warning comes in response to documented cases in which individuals suffered adverse health effects after discontinuing insulin or other diabetes medications based on recommendations linked to popular diets,” the ministry stated recently. According to the ministry, some individuals used these diets as alternatives to prescribed medications or reduced the dosage of treatments for chronic diseases without medical consultation.

The Ministry of Health has warned the public against following any scientifically unproven diet or using such diets as a substitute for prescribed medical treatment without…

Saudi Arabia warns against the unproven ‘Tayyibat Diet’ after ICU cases linked to stopping insulin, urging patients not to abandon prescribed diabetes treatment.