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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Among the CVD-prone cities, it is Kolkata that has topped the list. Kolkata accounts for the highest number of smokers and patients with systolic blood pressure, and both the categories have a direct connection with heart diseases.
Nearly half of the respondents were found to be suffering from obesity which exposed Bangalore?s high obesity index.
Chandigarh and Delhi are said to have most obese people, who also suffer from the problem of cholesterol. Bangalore stands third in cholesterol, diabetes and smoking parameters. Surprisingly, it is Chennai which is currently the diabetes capital.
http://www.siliconindia.com/news/ge...ercent-of-Bangaloreans--nid-154852-cid-1.html
Nearly half of the respondents were found to be suffering from obesity which exposed Bangalore?s high obesity index.
Chandigarh and Delhi are said to have most obese people, who also suffer from the problem of cholesterol. Bangalore stands third in cholesterol, diabetes and smoking parameters. Surprisingly, it is Chennai which is currently the diabetes capital.
http://www.siliconindia.com/news/ge...ercent-of-Bangaloreans--nid-154852-cid-1.html