South Asians predisposed to type 2 diabetes at younger age: Research - EasternEye - Eastern Eye

ASIAN INDIANS are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young-onset type 2 diabetes while having a normal body mass index (BMI), partly due to a genetic predisposition to poorer insulin secretion.

Dr Moneeza Siddiqui, from Dundees School of Medicine. By: Chandrashekar Bhat ASIAN INDIANS are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young-onset type 2 diabetes while havi… [+3247 chars]

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