Source: news.bbc.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM, May 29, 2009: New research suggests diabetes is becoming a global problem, with more than 60% of all cases likely to occur in Asia. India will see its numbers grow from 40 million to nearly 70 million.
A study in the Journal of the American Medicine Association shows those hit in Asia are younger and less likely to be overweight than those in the West.
The study said trends of diabetes in Asia are influenced by everything from genetic and cultural differences. While in the West, type-2 diabetes is often seen as a consequence of diet, age and obesity, in Asia it is not.
The problem is that although Asian obesity rates are low, changing diets and sedentary lifestyles, associated with rapid economic development, are taking their toll.
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