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Consider abdominal obesity a vital sign in Asian Indians, doctors stress

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Consider abdominal obesity a vital sign in Asian Indians, doctors stress
Asian Indians characteristically develop abdominal obesity despite relatively normal BMI, a phenotype associated with higher insulin resistance, ectopic fat deposition, and earlier onset of metabolic diseases

Source: The Hindu

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