If you're from a south Asian background and you live in the UK, you're more likely than people from other communities to have certain health conditions.
This is also the case for some mixed-race people of south Asian descent. The term ‘south Asian’ in these articles refers to anyone of Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Sri Lankan origin. Each of these communities has its own unique culture and background, but they all share some common health issues.
Diabetes and heart disease
People from south Asian communities can be up to six times more likely to have diabetes than the general population. Pakistani women are especially at risk. The death rate from coronary heart disease is higher among south Asian men and women who were born outside the UK than it is among the general population. Experts aren’t sure why this is the case, but it may be linked to diet, lifestyle and different ways of storing fat in the body.
For more info please visit http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/SouthAsianhealth/Pages/Overview.aspx