Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes 

Type 2 diabetes is a silent killer as it progresses slowly over a period of time. Although non-modifiable factors like age, genetics and ethnicity do play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes, it’s the modifiable risk factors like diet and lifestyle habits that have increased the incidence of this condition in the past few years. Try this 10 yoga poses to keep diabetes under control!

Obesity: Most people who get diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. That’s simply because increased fat stores make it harder for your body to use insulin in the right way.

Physical inactivity: Sedentary lifestyle is one of the main contributing factors for the development of obesity which is linked to diabetes.

Family history: Inheritance of faulty genes can cause type 2 diabetes. It has been estimated that children with one parent having diabetes have double the risk of developing it as an adult, while those having both parents with this condition have six times greater risk of developing diabetes compared to healthy individuals. The average age at which diabetes may develop in such people is dependent on the kind of lifestyle they follow. A person who follows a healthy lifestyle may develop the condition at a much later stage compared to a person who follows unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits.