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India’s children suffer due to air pollution

India’s children are at severe risk of health issues due to air pollution. Around 93 percent of children globally are regularly exposed to air pollution levels considered dangerous to their health. This is according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Such data suggests the dire prospect that the overwhelming majority of children …

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What will India’s diabetes crisis look like in 2030?

Diabetes is India’s fastest-growing disease. Last year, it was home to almost 73 million diabetics. Disconcertingly, the situation can be expected to get much worse by 2030. This is according to new research published in The Lancet, which offers a stark warning – both to India and the world. The world will witness a sharp …

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What drives India’s diabetes crisis?

Diabetes cases in India are rising. Some studies suggest that it is India’s fastest growing disease. India housed an estimated 72 million cases of diabetes in 2017. This figure is expected to increase considerably to 134 million by 2025. A victim of its own success? The reasons for this rapid increase in diabetes cases are …

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Air pollution contributing to 3.2 million cases of diabetes worldwide?

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests that India’s high levels of air pollution have a hand to play in the country’s emerging diabetes. The research attributes 3.2 million cases of diabetes a year to air pollution worldwide. This is a bold claim that could establish a hitherto little-known risk factor as a …

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How Type 1 diabetes lowers life expectancy

Type 1 diabetes can reduce life expectancy if onset occurs when the patient is young, claims a study recently published in The Lancet. In India, diabetes numbers are surging. Disconcertingly, rates are increasing among India’s young population. It was recently revealed that around 97,000 children in India suffer from type 1 diabetes. In Delhi alone …

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Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes linked in Indian women

This article was originally published on The News Minute and has been republished with permission. By Nimeshika Jayachandran It has been estimated that around 49% of the world’s diabetes cases are reported in India, with an estimate of 72 million cases being reported in 2017 alone. Given this, findings from a new study conducted by the All …

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World’s heaviest teen’s fight with obesity: Symptom of a national crisis?

Obesity is one of India’s most significant public health crises. Nationwide thirty million Indians struggle with their weight. Shockingly, this figure includes 14.4 million children who are considered obese. One of these children embarked on a battle to save his life. This fight saw him become the world’s heaviest teen to undergo gastric bypass surgery. …

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New app-based scheme for ASHAs to fight diabetes

’IMPACT Diabetes’, a new digital tech-based program, is on the scene to help ASHAs in rural India manage its emerging diabetes crisis. “Diabetes is one of India’s greatest public health challenges” Diabetes is one of India’s greatest public health challenges. A combination of genetic predisposition, sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets means it has become the …

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A type 1 diabetes epidemic among India’s children?

Around 97,000 children in India suffer from type 1 diabetes. In Delhi alone around 32 children per every 1,000 are affected by the disease. Indians suffer a genetic predisposition to diabetes which partially accounts for the elevated numbers of diabetics in India compared to other nations. A number of genes have been uncovered which could …

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