Abdominal obesity fuels diabetes risk

New study explores why South Asians face early and more aggressive risk of diabetes

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Abdominal obesity coupled with greater sedentary behaviour is a driving factor for an early and more aggressive risk of diabetes among South Asians, including Indians, according to a new study.

The study, published in the BMJ, explored the characteristics of type 2 diabetes in South Asians who tend to develop the condition at a younger average age and lower body mass index than the white population.

"South Asians face type 2 diabetes earlier and more aggressively than most other populations. Our review shows that diabetes complications (kidney disease, heart attacks),", endocrinologist Dr Anoop Misra, Director of Diabetes Foundation (India), who led the study, said.