ArabianBusiness.com - Middle East Business News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008 05:06 UAE time

YOUR DIRECTORY /

Print this page Print this page | Email this to a friend Email this to a friend | Discuss this article (1 Comments) |

40% of Qatari kids suffer from diabetes

by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  on Sunday, 07 September 2008
ALARMING FIGURES: Up to 40 percent of children in Qatar have diabetes. (Getty Images)

As many as 40 percent of children in Qatar are suffering from diabetes with the number of new sufferers increasing each year, a new study has found.

Dr Abdullah Al Hamaq, executive director of Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA), said globally 500,000 children under the age of 15 had type 1 diabetes, while in Qatar 40 percent of children were suffering from diabetes 1 and 2, Qatar daily The Peninsula reported on Sunday.

"Lifestyle is the main reason for this alarming rise of childhood diabetes," Sharoud A Matthis, programme manager of QDA told the newspaper. "Unhealthy food habits, less exercise and also sometimes presence of a genetic factor all propel diabetes in the young.”

Story continues below
advertisement

An international three-day conference to address the problem of diabetes and obesity in children has been organised by the QDA in collaboration with Detroit Medical Centre, Children’s Hospital of Michigan (USA) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) from Oct. 10 to 12 at the Doha Sheraton Hotel.

Print Print | Email Email | Discuss this article |


READERS' COMMENTS



Click here to post a comment


Add your Comment
All posts are sent to the administrator for review and are published only after approval. ArabianBusiness.com reserves the right to remove any comment at any time for any reason. Please keep your responses appropriate and on topic.
Name *
Remember me on this computer
Email *
(Your email address will not be published)
City
Country
Subject *
Comment *
Notify me of further comments
Security Code * Code


Please click post only once - your comment will not be published immediately.


MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM


EMIRATES ID DOWNLOAD

READER COMMENTS

Read all user comments >

BUSINESS FEATURES

Emergency on the wards

Nurses are a transient workforce in short supply. Jo Hartley investigates the future of nurse recruitment.

A natural high

Discover which popular, natural supplements have actually been proven to help treat depression.

Cash for kidneys

Surging demand for kidney transplants in diabetes-stricken Gulf states is forcing many onto the black market.

BUSINESS INTERVIEWS

Restoration nation

Dr Gerhard Kultermann highlights the non-metal restoration revolution.

Trading places

A would-be Dubaiite dentist about the trials and tribulations of sourcing a job in the emirate.

Bleach culture

Bleaching kits are everywhere. Middle East Dentist reveals how to keep your practice ahead of the competition.

MORE FROM ARABIANBUSINESS.COM