New research from Nagoya University 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 study found that more than half had been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. Based on these figures, the group estimated the national incidence of hidden metabolic syndrome at 3.8 million people for men and 5.34 million for women. 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 Nagoya University 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 study found that more than half had been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. 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.