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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
It's festival season in India, with the celebrations providing a perfect opportunity for family outings, late-night parties and customary feasting on sweets.
But health experts warn that the festivities, coupled with genetic predisposition and lifestyle changes brought about by the increasing prosperity of the middle class, is contributing to the country being called the world's "diabetes capital," with the highest number of diabetics in any nation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/us-india-festival-diabetes-idUSTRE79B10N20111012
But health experts warn that the festivities, coupled with genetic predisposition and lifestyle changes brought about by the increasing prosperity of the middle class, is contributing to the country being called the world's "diabetes capital," with the highest number of diabetics in any nation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/us-india-festival-diabetes-idUSTRE79B10N20111012