About 82.8 crore people around the world are estimated to be living with diabetes in 2022, with over a quarter in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet journal ahead of World Diabetes Day observed every year on November 14.The figure of 82.8 crore is over four times the number in 1990, with …
Complying with the WHO-recommended levels of sodium intake could avert three lakh deaths due to heart and chronic kidney disease in 10 years, a modelling study by the World Health Organization has estimated.High levels of sodium -- an ingredient of salt -- are one of the main dietary risks of death and disability. Packaged foods …
