Tuesday, August 9, 2016

More Than Ten Thousand Diabetic Patients In Sri Lanka Have Died Annually Due To Complications- WHO

More than ten thousand Diabetic Patients have died annually in Sri Lanka due to complications of the disease according to the Sri Lankan Office of World Health Organization (WHO).

According to the latest statistics available around 8% of the Sri Lankan Adults are suffering from Diabetes and 26% are overweight which is a risk factor for diabetes. and another 7% are Obese.

Around 90% of the Diabetes  can be prevented through good food habits and physical activity WHO has stated.

Diabetes is avoidable through Consuming nutritious meal especially for break first,Exercise 30 minutes daily,maintain healthy weight,avoid alcohol and tobacco,eat more vegetables and fruits and drink water to quench  thirst instead of taking sugary drinks WHO has stated.
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