Khat Chewing and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Mohammed BadediHussain DarrajAbdulrahman HummadiAbdullah NajmiYahiya SolanIbrahim ZakryAbdullah KhawajiSayedah ZaylaiNorah RajehHassan AlhafafWali HakamiAwaji BakkariMaryam KriryAbdulraheem DagreriEbrahim HaddadPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
Khat chewing was highly prevalent in Saudi people with T2DM in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. There was an association between khat chewing and the development of T2DM. Establishing the causal association of khat chewing with T2DM development and glycemic control and clarifying the biological role of khat in T2DM are important aims for future studies.