New research from the Japanese National Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan says that despite being in a healthy weight range, 9.14m people in Japan have "hidden" metabolic syndrome, a group of problems such as high blood pressure and blood sugar that increase the risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes. The report suggests that if no preventative measures are taken, in 20 years the number of sufferers could increase to 10.14m and in ten years , 10.42 m. Led by Professor Hiroshi Shimokata at Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences in Japan, the research group analysed the results of a survey conducted by the Japanese National Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology from 1997 to 2012 on the health of about 4,000 men and women aged 40 to 79. This is because many Japanese people do not produce enough blood sugar-reducing insulin, which puts them at a higher risk of diabetes, even if they are slim.
New research from the Japanese National Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan says that despite being in a healthy weight range, 9.14m people in Japan have "hidden" metabolic syndrome, a group of problems such as high blood pressure and blood sugar that increase the risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes. The report suggests that if no preventative measures are taken, in 20 years the number of sufferers could increase to 10.14m and in ten years , 10.42 m. This is because many Japanese people do not produce enough blood sugar-reducing insulin, which puts them at a higher risk of diabetes, even if they are slim.