Subra: There are more diabetic Indians than other races


Health matters : A man explaining his health issues to a nurse during the MySihat India 1Malaysia programme at the Sentul community centre.

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 15% of Malaysian Indians are obese and at least 35% of the adults suffer from diabetes, said the Health Minister.

Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said health issues among the Indian community was one of the major concerns of the Special Imple­­­­­mentation Task Force for Indians (SITF).

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