Nutritional benefits of camel milk in autism-A mini-review

Camels are essential livestock for milk, meat, and transportation, particularly in arid regions. Camel's milk is a staple diet worldwide due to its nutritional value, including lactoferrin, calcium, vitamins, peptides, zinc, and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PFA). It has therapeutic properties like anti-diabetic, bactericidal, anticarcinogenic, and anti-hypertensive effects. Camel's milk also increases carbohydrate metabolism, curing gastrointestinal disorders due to polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and anti-inflammatory proteins. Its low fat and cholesterol levels, vitamins, minerals, and insulin content make it a critical source of insulin, potentially helping treat diabetes. This review article mainly emphasized the maximum nutritional benefit of camel milk consumption by children or adults suffering from autism spectrum disorders (ASD) after going through extensive reviews of published articles. This article was conducted based on searches in open-source databases like Google Scholar, Embase, DOAJ, PubMed, etc., using specific keywords such as ‘camel milk,’ ‘camel milk benefit,’ ‘camel milk future,’ etc. Camel's milk has been found beneficial for individuals with autism spectrum disorders in India, but further scientific research is needed to comprehend its nutritional and physiological benefits fully.