Recent research results show that type 2 diabetes occurs more in Native Hawaiians, Latinos, African Americans and Japanese Americans than in Caucasians, regardless of their weight.
While doctors said that diabetes is still very much tied to obesity, the statistics were part of a Multiethnic Cohort Study of Diet and Cancer, conducted by the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii in Honolulu. Of approximately 187,000 adults from five ethnic groups who participated, almost 12 percent reported that they had diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes was roughly 16 percent in Native Hawaiians and Latinos, 15 percent in African Americans and 10 percent in Japanese Americans. Only 6% were caucasians. The findings support a role for genetics in the development of type 2 diabetes. Read more…
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: Reuters
Tags: Diabetes
