Over the past 50 years, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia. Gross domestic product, an indicator of a country’s standard of living, has been growing on average at 6.5%. Poverty rates have decreased and both infant and maternal mortality rates have fallen dramatically. But with Malaysia’s success has come a steady rise in type 2 diabetes. Now, a team of researchers together with Novo Nordisk is trying to address the rise by preventing diabetes before the child is even born. Find out how!
Over the past 50 years, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia. Gross domestic product, an indicator of a country’s standard of living, has been growing on average at 6.5%. Poverty rates have decreased and both infant and maternal mortality rates have fallen dramatically. But with Malaysia’s success has come a steady rise in type 2 diabetes. Now, a team of researchers together with Novo Nordisk is trying to address the rise by preventing diabetes before the child is even born. Find out how!
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