World Diabetes Day: '80% Diabetic People Come From Asian Nations,' Says IDF President

On World Diabetes Day, a senior International Diabetes Federation (IDF) official declared that 80 per cent of diabetic individuals hailed from Asian nations like India, and China.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs eir when pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when body cannot effectively use insulin it produces, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Which part of world contributes to highest tally of diabetic people?

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) President Peter Schwarz said, "If I say that 80% of people with diabetes come from Asia... India, China, Banglesh and Pakistan ... so this is a big burden in this region here. re are several reasons why it is like this and one is of course lifestyle of people."

"Research data shows that one of big determinants for increasing risk of getting diabetes is eating fried carbs... so if you fry a lot of your products and if you eat a lot of carbs, and unfortunate this is lifestyle here in this region, here in India, but this lifestyle increases risk of diabetes."

Preventive measures recommended by WHO

Lifestyle changes are best way to prevent or delay onset of 2 diabetes.

To help prevent 2 diabetes and its complications, people should:

Reach and keep a health body weight

Stay physically active with at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week

Eat a healthy diet and avoid sugar and saturated fat

No smoking tobacco.