Diabetes
Reproductive Health, Nutritional Status and Disease Burden of the Hill Kharia Women: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Odisha, India
By: DEBARATI BHATTACHARJEE, PRIYANKA KANRAR, MONALI GOSWAMI – This study aimed to assess the reproductive health, nutritional status, and disease burden of Hill Kharia tribal women in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. We included 174 women aged 18 to 60 years. Our findings revealed that these women had a mean conception rate of 3.01, a…
Metabolic Syndrome among Obese and Overweight Adults among the Uttarakhand Kumaon Population
By: KANEEKA JOSHI, RASHMI SINHA – Non-communicable diseases like stroke, cancer, heart disease, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes are together responsible for around 70% of all deaths across the world. This mets is one of the main reasons for increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, regardless of age, sex, or family history of diabetes. Obese and…
A Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Disease Related Risk Factors among the Rural and Urban Populations of West Bengal, India
By: ADITI BARDHAN, PRIYANKA KANRAR, BAIDYANATH PAL, MONALI GOSWAMI – The present study is an attempt to envisage the various cardiovascular diseases risk factors among the rural and urban population of West Bengal. A total number of 224 participants (rural – 93; urban -131) aged 20 to 70 years were apparently selected to participate in…
Role of Glutathione S-Transferase Genes (GSTM1 and GSTT1) in cardiovascular risk factors impairment among the urban population of Chandigarh, North India
By: ABHISHEK RAI, AMIT KUMAR, DEEPTI GOYAL, SUNIL THAKUR, PRITAM DAS, DIPNEET KAUR, PULAKES PURKAIT – Oxidative stress, due to reactive oxygen species (ROS) or free radicals, can increase cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs). Lifestyle, environment, and genetics are the primary reasons for ROS generation. The role of genetics in the causation of CRFs mediated by…
Obesity, Diabetes and the Thrifty Gene. The Case of the Pima
By: FLAVIA BUSATTA – The great tenacity and perseverance with which the Gila River Pima fight diabetes has uncovered much about the disease. Thank you to Gila River Pima a most significant discovery has made that is genetic discoveries made on samples from Caucasian are not useful for the cure of the disease among the…