Yourwellness Magazine Follows Up Ethnic Disparities in Obesity Study
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 22 July 2013 -- According to a new study (Study Examines Relationship of Early Life Risk Factors And Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity), published online June 3, 2013 by JAMA Paediatrics, scientists may be able to determine racial and ethnic disparities in children who are overweight and obese by risk factors in infancy and early childhood. (doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.85) Led by Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH, now of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, the researchers analysed which factors during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood could explain racial and ethnic disparities in 1,116 mother-child pairs (63% white, 17% black and 4% Hispanic).
“Many early life risk factors for childhood obesity are more prevalent among blacks and Hispanics than among whites and may explain the higher prevalence of obesity among racial/ethnic minority children,” the study authors wrote in JAMA Paediatrics. “Our findings suggest that racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity may be explained by factors operating in infancy and early childhood and that eliminating these factors could eliminate the disparities in childhood obesity.” (http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/study-examines-relationship-of-early-life-risk-factors-and-racialethnic-disparities-in-childhood-obesity/)
With this in mind, Yourwellness Magazine explored how ethnic minorities are at a greater risk for type 2 diabetes. According to Yourwellness Magazine, “It’s widely accepted that obesity can be a factor in getting the condition…but certain ethnicities are at a much higher risk of type two diabetes than others are. If you’re Native American, Hispanic, of Caribbean or African descent, or of Asian descent then you’re in one of those high risk groups and you need to be extra careful of limiting your other risk factors to make sure you don’t get this life-threatening disease.” (http://www.yourwellness.com/2013/01/how-to-avoid-type-two-diabetes-in-ethnic-minorities/)
Yourwellness Magazine outlined five main ways that ethnic minorities can reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes:
1. Get checked. This is especially important for overweight people of the mentioned ethnicities.
2. Reduce body weight. Losing as little as 5% of weight could cut diabetes risk in half.
3. Make diet changes. Choose natural, fresh foods and avoid anything processed or high in sugar.
4. Exercise. This will lower insulin resistance.
5. Watch less TV. There is a correlation between watching too much TV and an elevated diabetes risk.
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Michael Kitt, Yourwellness Publishing Ltd, http://www.yourwellness.com, 0208 588 9553, [email protected]
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