World Diabetes Day obsrved

Experts for healthy food habit to avoid diabetes

Parents are requested to be careful so that the new generation can grow up with healthy food habit

Speakers at a discussion yesterday suggested for healthy food habit and encourage people, particularly the young generation, to prevent diabetes.
“People should follow a healthy and balanced food habit especially from early childhood to prevent the silent killer diabetes," suggested Professor Subhagoto Chowdhury, director of BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders), reports BSS.
He requested the educational institutions and parents to be careful so that the new generation can grow up with healthy food habit. To mark the World Diabetes Day yesterday BIRDEM organised the discussion at its auditorium.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki was present as chief guest in the programme with Mazor General Dr A R Khan in the chair.
Chumki stressed the need for creating awareness to prevent diabetes and called upon Bangladesh Diabetic Association, other private organizations, civil society and media to come forward in this regard along with the government.
Living a healthy and normal life is possible by controlling this disease, she added.
The health experts said about 80 percent people are not  aware of the risks of the silent killer disease diabetes which slowly destroy the immune system of human body leading to death.
The country observes the World diabetes Day yesterday as elsewhere in the world in a befitting manner to engage millions of people worldwide in diabetes awareness.
The theme for the Day of this year is 'Act today to change tomorrow', highlighting the importance of healthy eating as a key factor in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes.
According to a data of International Diabetes Federation (IDF), there were 5.9 million cases of diabetes in Bangladesh in 2014. As per IDF, diabetes prevalence in Bangladesh would reach 12 million by 2035 posing a big challenge to the health system.
Diabetics Association of Bangladesh organized different programmes to mark the day. The programme started with three separate rallies at city's Shahbag, Mirpur circle 10 and circle one areas yesterday morning.
Free diabetic diagnosis camp also organised from 8 am to 11 am at the national Museum, National Press Club, Rabindra Sarobar areas in the capital.

 

World Diabetes Day obsrved

Experts for healthy food habit to avoid diabetes

Parents are requested to be careful so that the new generation can grow up with healthy food habit

Speakers at a discussion yesterday suggested for healthy food habit and encourage people, particularly the young generation, to prevent diabetes. People should follow a healthy and balanced food habit especially from early childhood to prevent the silent killer diabetes, suggested Professor Subhagoto Chowdhury, director of BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders), reports BSS. He requested the educational institutions and parents to be careful so that the new generation can grow up with healthy food habit. To mark the World Diabetes Day yesterday BIRDEM organised the discussion at its auditorium. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki was present as chief guest in the programme with Mazor General Dr A R Khan in the chair. Chumki stressed the need for creating awareness to prevent diabetes and called upon Bangladesh Diabetic Association, other private organizations, civil society and media to come forward in this regard along with the government. Living a healthy and normal life is possible by controlling this disease, she added. The health experts said about 80 percent people are not aware of the risks of the silent killer disease diabetes which slowly destroy the immune system of human body leading to death. The country observes the World diabetes Day yesterday as elsewhere in the world in a befitting manner to engage millions of people worldwide in diabetes awareness. The theme for the Day of this year is Act today to change tomorrow, highlighting the importance of healthy eating as a key factor in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes. According to a data of International Diabetes Federation (IDF), there were 5.9 million cases of diabetes in Bangladesh in 2014. As per IDF, diabetes prevalence in Bangladesh would reach 12 million by 2035 posing a big challenge to the health system. Diabetics Association of Bangladesh organized different programmes to mark the day. The programme started with three separate rallies at citys Shahbag, Mirpur circle 10 and circle one areas yesterday morning. Free diabetic diagnosis camp also organised from 8 am to 11 am at the national Museum, National Press Club, Rabindra Sarobar areas in the capital.