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A Rutgers graduate student is striving to reduce the chances that his fellow South Asians will acquire diabetes by getting them to alter their traditional, high-carb diet. South Asians are four times more likely than other ethnic groups to develop Type 2 diabetes – one in two go undiagnosed – due to genetics and diets high in refined carbohydrates, such as rice.
As a South Asian immigrant, Sairaman Nagarajan, who immigrated to New Jersey in 2012 with a medical degree from his native India, knows he is in a unique position to effect change.
"I have an edge in understanding the reasons why South Asians have cultural and lifestyle risks, which allows me, as a health care provider, to treat them effectively," says Nagarajan, who will graduate from the School of Public Health this fall with a master's degree in epidemiology.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-tackles-prevalence-diabetes-south-asian.html
As a South Asian immigrant, Sairaman Nagarajan, who immigrated to New Jersey in 2012 with a medical degree from his native India, knows he is in a unique position to effect change.
"I have an edge in understanding the reasons why South Asians have cultural and lifestyle risks, which allows me, as a health care provider, to treat them effectively," says Nagarajan, who will graduate from the School of Public Health this fall with a master's degree in epidemiology.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-tackles-prevalence-diabetes-south-asian.html