Endocrine Abstracts

South Asians are six times more likely to get diabetes than Europeans. One of the main factors linked with this increased risk is lifestyle factors. Around the late 1950s, those who lived in South Asia had a diet rich in carbohydrates and sugar. However, this was balanced through their exercising habits, as many were hard working labourers who had to physically strain themselves through manual work, therefore burning off those calories appropr...

South Asians are six times more likely to get diabetes than Europeans. One of the main factors linked with this increased risk is lifestyle factors. Around the late 1950s, those who lived in South Asia had a diet rich in carbohydrates and sugar. However, this was balanced through their exercising habits, as many were hard working labourers who had to physically strain themselves through manual work, therefore burning off those calories appropr...