Study: Diabetes onset 10 yrs earlier now in 30s & 40s

b Lifestyle changes, including diet and sedentary life, raised risk of diabetes among the young and the middle aged, the study found

Chennai: Diabetes is hitting people in their late 30s and early 40s, at least a decade earlier than when their parents got it, show the interim results of an ongoing study by Madras Medical Mission. The risk of abnormal cholesterol levels and diabetes was higher among women, the study found.