A nationwide study conducted in China has more than doubled the number of Diabetes patients in that country. The figure released in 2009 was 43.2 million, while the new study claims the number is 92.4 million. According to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine more than half of Diabetes cases in China have not been diagnosed.
Top five nations in terms of Diabetes patients are :
* China – 92.4 million
* India – 50.8 million
* US – 26.8 million
* Russia – 9.6 million
* Brazil – 7.6 million
The study was carried out by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing and increases the global tally from 285 million to 334.2 million.
Major causes for the rapid increase of Diabetes sufferers in China include – urbanisation, changing food habits, reduced physical activity, and an aging population.
Diabetes is under reported in India too and according to experts a similar study is required to get the correct figures.
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Source : TOI
Also See : Diabetes Atlas
Ever wondered which are the most obese countries in the world.
1) American Samoa, 93.5 percent of the population is overweight
2) Kiribati, 81.5 percent
3) U.S., 66.7 percent
4) Germany, 66.5 percent
5) Egypt, 66 percent
6) Bosnia-Herzegovina, 62.9 percent
7) New Zealand, 62.7 percent
8.) Israel, 61.9 percent
9) Croatia, 61.4 percent
10) United Kingdom, 61 percent
Source : Global Post
Obesity is also on the rise in China and India. With rising incomes, changing food habits, and nuclear families giving way to the traditional joint family structure. One sees a lot many fat people on the streets compared to a decade or two back.
India is full of contradictions, while a large proportion of the population grapples with malnutrition – there is a significant part of the country which is affected by obesity. Perhaps its a reflection of the strong class structure and economic imbalances.
Yoga is India’s latest cultural export to China. Young urban Chinese are queuing up to learn Yoga from Indian teachers. Rising economic prosperity has also brought with it a stressful lifestyle, and Yoga centres in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong and other cities are providing the Chinese people an avenue to relax.
About 25-30% students enrolled for Yoga courses at premier Indian Yoga institues like Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Delhi; SVYASA University of Yoga, Bangalore; Kaivalyadhama Yoga Center, Mumbai and BKS Iyengar Yoga Center, Pune are being offered jobs at various Yoga and fitness centers in China. Salaries range between US $ 1000 and US $ 2000 per month.
The first Yoga teacher who popularised Yoga in China is Yogi Mohan. Mohan introduced Yin Yan, a Chinese national, to Yoga in Rishikesh. Yin convinced Yogi Mohan to shift to Beijing and together they set up the Yogi Yoga Center. So far Yogi Mohan has taught thousands of students from all over China. He has also published books and DVD on the subject in China. Last year, China Central Television launched a long series of “Yoga with Yogi Mohan,” which brought him and Yoga, to the limelight.
Original Article By : Umesh Isalkar
Article Source : TOI Crest Edition
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