September 13, 2017

For Asians, just looking at Body Mass Index (BMI) levels is not a good enough measure of obesity. Compared to our Caucasian counterparts, Asians tend to store fat around our internal organs. Because of this, it may not be obvious if we are at risk of diabetes because we have BMI levels in the ‘normal’ range and we don’t ‘look’ obese. With a projection of 1 million diabetics in Singapore by 2050, it is important to start now and make healthy living our goal from an early age. “There hasRead more