16% of Qataris diabetic
Qatar: Sunday, December 24 - 2006 at 08:11
It is thought around 16% of Qatar's population is suffering from diabetes, according to a report in Al Sharq and cited by The Peninsula. The figure gives Qatar one of the highest incidences of the disease in the world and children under the age of eight are now suffering from it. Sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits have been pinpointed as major causes.
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Jonathan Sheikh-Miller, Deputy EditorSunday, December 24 - 2006 at 08:11 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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