Institute Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Ethnic Groups

Maria Chiu: While obesity levels rose among all ethnic groups and sexes, the biggest increase was observed in Chinese men, whose rate more than doubled during the study period, according to The Chronicle Herald. We found that the most striking difference was among the prevalence of diabetes, said lead researcher Dr. An Ontario study determined that from 2001 to 2012, diabetes rates more than doubled among South Asian men and almost doubled among black women. Maria Chiu, a scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto. The prevalence of diabetes doubled over the 12-year period we looked at, from seven per cent to 15 per cent, and among black women it also increased, from about six per cent to 12 per cent. It was most stark among South Asian men. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.