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BRIDGES project shows that diabetes risk factors in young Sri Lankans are much higher than previously thought [1]

Submitted by bruna.nania on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 16:39

Scientists at King's College London and the National Diabetes Centre (Sri Lanka) have found evidence of a high number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes among the young urban population in Sri Lanka. The study is the first large-scale investigation into diabetes risk among children and young people in South Asia, and provides further evidence that the region is rapidly becoming a hotspot in the growing international diabetes epidemic.

The project is supported by BRIDGES, an IDF programme supported by an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes.

Read the press release [2]


Source URL: http://www.idf.org/bridges/news/sri-lanka-project

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/bridges/news/sri-lanka-project
[2] http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/kcl-drf021412.php