Kirti Bhati1* and Poorti Bhati2
1Associate Professor, Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, College of Ayurved, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2Student, RCSM, Government Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author: Kirti Bhati, Associate Professor, Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, College of Ayurved, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Received: December 31, 2019; Published: January 11, 2020
The global increase in the prevalence of diabetes is due to population growth, aging, urbanization and an increase of obesity and physical inactivity. The most important determinants of the epidemic are the rapid epidemiological transition associated with changes in dietary patterns and decreased physical activity. Unlike in the West, where older populations are most affected, the burden of diabetes in Asian countries is inexplicably high in young to middle-aged adults [1,2].
Lifestyle modification is the most cost-effective intervention for prevention of diabetes in high-risk groups in India [3]. However, control of diabetes with diet, weight control and physical activity has been difficult and will not be sufficient for most of the patients. Moreover, the steady increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes has significant socioeconomic implications [4].
Keywords: Diabetes; Lifestyle; Transition
Citation: Kirti Bhati and Poorti Bhati. “Diabetes: Need for Transition to A Novel Perspective". Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 4.2 (2020): 89-91.
Copyright: © 2020 Kirti Bhati and Poorti Bhati. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.