Excess Weight Places South Asians at Greater Risk of Diabetes

Mon, 08 Aug 2011
Putting on weight is placing Indians and other South Asians at a greater risk of developing diabetes than white people.

These are the latest findings of Canadian research. White Caucasian individuals store extra body fat on their waistlines, whereas, Indians and other South Asians carry excess fat into their internal organs, such as, their liver and stomach which impacts upon their normal functioning.

It is that disruption of organ functions amongst Indians and South Asians which diabetes as well as heart problems.

Lead researchers for this study stated that the occurrence of diabetes and coronary diseases amongst South Asians is as a result of their bodies adding the organ-hugging fat which then leads to such diseases.

The study backs prior research which highlights that, with the same body mass index (BMI) as Caucasians, those from the Indian subcontinent are at a greater risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, low 'good' cholesterol, as well as abdominal obesity.

These findings help to pinpoint the reason why South Asians experience weight-related health problems at lower BMI levels than Caucasians.

It is also vital that those of South Asian heritage ought to be screened for the possibility of heart disease and diabetes at lower BMIs.

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