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When we read that “one in five Mexicans has a genetic disposition to diabetes and the other four every day buy a ticket to have it ‘, EFE said Dr. Agustin Lara, director of the Adult Health Program and Elder of the Secretariat of Health of Mexico, we understand the urgency of finding solutions for a better quality of life.

So a group of students from biochemical engineering at the Technical University of Mexico created a drink made from hibiscus flower extract to help reduce levels of glucose in the blood.

This new invention called ‘Jamaigüita’ “is not as expensive as insulin, but the same effect,” says Liliana Morning glory, a student of 22 years and one of the founders of the invention which is part of a class in their career forced to make technological innovation in the area of food.

This drink is based on previous studies of the properties of water and diabetes jamaica.

According to the latest data provided by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), the picture is poor and by 2025 it is estimated that there are 11 million diabetes patients in Mexico. And the World Health Organization (WHO) said that Mexico is the second most obese country in the world, a disease that is strongly related to diabetes.

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