Thursday, June 27, 2013

South Asians need more exercise than white Europeans to reduce diabetes risk, say scientists

Maybe white Europeans have been depending on others to do their work for so long, that many of the ones who needed more exercise to be healthy died and had fewer offspring.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/d-san062513.php

Public release date: 27-Jun-2013
Contact: Stuart Forsyth
Diabetologia


South Asians (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) may have to exercise more than white Europeans to achieve the same levels of fitness and reduce their risk of diabetes.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that lower fitness levels in middle-aged men of South Asian origin are contributing to higher blood sugar levels and increased diabetes risk compared with white men.

The research, published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), suggests that physical activity guidelines may need to be changed to take ethnicity into account.

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