Type 2 diabetes in asians: Prevalence, risk factors, and effectiveness of behavioral intervention at individual and population levels

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 417-439

  Weber, Mary Beth ^a   Oza Frank, Reena ^b,c   Staimez, Lisa R ^a   Ali, Mohammed K ^c   Venkat Narayan, K M ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Lifestyle; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMIGRATION; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; URBANIZATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INDIA; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84864222342     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: 15454312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071811-150630     Document Type: Review

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