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Weight loss for better control of diabetes

KOCHI: A weight loss of 10 kg can reduce mortality by 20 per cent and improve control of diabetes by 50 per cent. This was suggested at the Continuing Medical Education session at the ongoing 63rd annual conference of the Association of Physicians of India in the city.

In a session on Friday, Dr. S.N. Shah highlighted that Metabolic Syndrome (ie. high insulin levels in the fasting state and abnormal blood sugar in the fasting state) with other associated conditions such as obesity is a serious threat to the health of young people.

He said that various studies show that 4 to 5 per cent of the adolescents in India are suffering from this problem. World wide more than 300 million people are suffering from obesity and this could double in the next 25 years. Hence a healthy lifestyle with proper diet and exercise is the only way to prevent this menace.

As per the year 2000 data, India has the highest number of diabetics – 31.7 million – in the world. The scientific deliberations will be on till Sunday afternoon.

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