South India worst hit by diabetes

[Northerner]

NEW DELHI: Diabetes and hypertension, traditionally seen as a rich man's disease, has made its way to the slums. Health ministry's fresh data shows one out of every four persons living in the urban slums of Chennai suffer from diabetes ? which is three times higher than the national average of about 7%.

In the slums of Bangalore the prevalence rate of diabetes was reported to be 14.77%, followed by 13.37% in Ahmedabad. Delhi had among the lowest rates of 5.02%.

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[Vicsetter]

I believe Indian cooking involves mostly cooking in coconut fat (high in cholesterol) and of course a lot of boiled rice. There is also a genetic factor for asians.