South Asians (from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka) make up one quarter of the world's population and are one of the fastest-growing …

South Asians, particularly when living in high-income countries, are at a substantially
elevated risk of type 2 diabetes compared with white Europeans, and typically develop the …

OBJECTIVE The definition of obesity (BMI≥ 30 kg/m2), a key risk factor of diabetes, is
widely used in white populations; however, its appropriateness in nonwhite populations has …

Objective Prediabetes is a high-risk state for developing diabetes and associated
complications. The purpose of this paper was to report trends in prevalence of prediabetes …

Background Prospective associations between total and groups of ultra-processed foods
(UPF) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remained to be characterised. Our aim was to …

Background Plant-based diets are recommended for chronic disease prevention, yet there
has been little focus on plant-based diet quality among participants of South Asian ancestry …

The concepts of “cardiometabolic risk,”“metabolic syndrome,” and “risk stratification” overlap
and relate to the atherogenic process and development of type 2 diabetes. There is …

Despite the lack of English literature about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food
therapy, there is abundant Chinese literature about the application of food therapy for …

Background South Asians represent about 3% of the Canadian population and have a
higher burden of certain cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Recent evidence indicates that genetic variation in fatty acid desaturases 1 and 2 (FADS1
and FADS2) is associated with changes in plasma fatty acid profiles; however, the …