Health: Diabetes in Asia

The article, New Diabetes Prevention Launched to Stop Growing Epidemic in Asia, is about an Asian website that has found new environmental and dietary options to decrease the chance of someone getting type II Diabetes. There is a myth and it is said that you cannot prevent type II Diabetes, but the Asian website is trying to educate people otherwise. Frank Hu is a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at HSPH and the co-editor of the Asian website and he states that “Asia has become the epicenter of the global diabetes epidemic”. Asia has become the epicenter of this epidemic because type II Diabetes is more prominent in Asia because of the small body mass indexes (BMIs) than Europeans or other ethnicities. This organization and website does not accept any subsidies or commercial support because it wants to be free from any bias remarks. This website ultimately wants to educate young people on the ways that they can prevent themselves or their families from developing type II Diabetes.

I think that this article is very important to read and understand because it helps people with type II Diabetes make better social and environmental decisions, as well as choosing better dietary lifestyles. It is important to know of these preventions because it can prevent people from getting or developing the disease type II Diabetes. This disease is known for being genetically predisposed and there is no chance to prevent it, but this Asian website has found things and had positive results from it, which means we can prevent the chance of someone getting type II Diabetes, so they can live longer and healthier lives. It is also important to note that they do not use subsidies or commercials so that there is no bias, and that is important because it shows that they are trying to educate you, not just persuade you. I think it is important for everyone, not just Asians, to look at this website because type II Diabetes is found all around the world, and the more we can prevent it everywhere, the more people will be living healthy and longer lives.

http://finchannel.com/Main_News/B_Schools/130128_New_diabetes_prevention_website_launched_to_stop_growing_epidemic_in_Asia/