Impact of diet and physical activities in preventing type II diabetes mellitus in Asia

Abstract

Diabetes is a major lifestyle disorder, the prevalence of which is increasing globally. Asian countries contribute to more than 60% of the world’s diabetic population as the prevalence of diabetes is increasing in these countries. Asians have a strong ethnic and genetic predisposition for diabetes and have lower thresholds for the environmental risk factors. As a result, they develop diabetes at a younger age and at a lower body mass index and waist circumference when compared with the Western population. The .review aims to explore impact of Diet and Physical activities in preventing Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Asia. The study involved a systematic review from internet databases such as Pubmed and CINHAL. Following that, databases were accessed to conduct a more detailed search of the literature using key phrases and Boolean operators to create articles pertinent to the issue. 1740 records identified. The duplicates and those not matching with the criteria were excluded. 8 articles were filtered using an inclusion/exclusion criterion. Dietary and physical activity components, and effects on T2D incidence, glycemic status and adiposity measures, were summarized in tabular format and evaluated narratively. Results showed that the interventions have positive impacts on the reduction of levels of parameters.