Prediabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are 'higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes'. It indicates a high risk of future diabetes if not controlled.
Lack of access to high-quality healthcare and medicines, economic development, and socio-cultural norms have significant impact on diabetes incidence, study says.
Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, study is based on trial among 1,126 people aged 30 & above and with a body mass index of at least 25, conducted between Dec 2020 and Jan 2022.
Study done by Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Indian Council of Medical Research underlines the differences of disease prevalence across states & regions.
Results of the study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology show prevalence of generalised obesity & abdominal obesity in India stood at 28.6 and 39.5% between 2008 and 2020.
In 15 May guideline, World Health Organization said artificial sweeteners don't have any long-term benefit in reducing body fat & may cause potential undesirable effects from long-term use.
Latest WHO guidelines — which will differ in countries depending on consumption — aim to establish healthy eating habits & decrease the risk of noncommunicable diseases.
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has said it is set to apply for regulatory approval of its once-a-week insulin drug, Icodec. Results of Phase-3 clinical trial shown 'promising results'.
India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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