University of Manchester

Researchers describe how the U.K. diet increases heart disease risk

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, April 13th, 2004

Study results presented at the Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine Societies with the European Federation of Endocrine Societies may reveal an underlying reason for the high rates of heart disease in U.K. South Asians. The data uncover a potentially important biological signpost that could identify others at risk.

Researchers from the University of Manchester have shown how migration to the U.K. has significantly altered the IGF (insulin-like growth factor) system proteins in a migrant Gujarati population who, in India, have a lower incidence of heart disease.

The study compares a migrant South Asian population in Birmingham with an equivalent and...

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