What is postprandial hypodynamia or PPH?
While browsing the site content you may have been got confused with the term “postprandial hypodynamia” (PPH) and/or you would like to learn more about it. In this section we provide an explanation of what is meant by postprandial hypodynamia within the framework of our research with some concrete examples and why it is crucial in the etiology or causality to diabetes. The interim goal is also to help you identify your PPH habit if you or your close ones suffer from diabetes. Defining PPH From the research conducted it was found that people with diabetes have a persisting habit to have a passive rest after a meal when their body takes horizontal or near-horizontal position on the back or near it. In order to summarize this behaviour from the medical standpoint and call it as a single term, “postprandial hypodynamia” appeared to be as the best option.
