Effective interventions needed to tackle diabetes prevention in Hispanics

Effective interventions needed to tackle diabetes prevention in Hispanics

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Hispanics form the largest minority group in the U.S, and are twice as likely to have diabetes compared with non-Hispanic whites -- yet a new review highlights that nearly 40% of US Hispanics with diabetes have not been formally diagnosed. Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology ahead of World Diabetes Day on November 14, the study also finds that diabetes prevalence varies widely among different Hispanic heritage groups and in different Latin American countries. The findings indicate that further research and more effective, adaptable interventions are needed to prevent and manage diabetes in Hispanics.

“The prevalence of diabetes continues to increase not only in the U.S., but also in Latin America,” says Larissa Aviles-Santa of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and one of the study’s authors. “The problem is both serious and …

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(2017-12-02), Effective interventions needed to tackle diabetes prevention in Hispanics, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 608, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 014744309