Nestle India is allying with National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol (NDOC) Foundation to study the specifics and patterns of diabetes prevalence in the country. Dr Anoop Misra, Director, department of diabetes and metabolic diseases, Fortis Hospitals will lead the research.   (Last year I visited Dr. Misra and reviewed some of his great work for diabetes awareness in India).

According to news reports, the MoU with Nestle revolves around two pillars, one on increasing nutritional awareness on dietary modification needed to prevent and manage diabetes and secondly, around research around the disease in the Indian landscape.

Diabetes is a huge problem in India due to genetic predisposition. Increasing sedentary lifestyles, inappropriate diets are causing a rise in the incidence of the disease. At the same time, affluence is increasing the number of patients who can access treatment and diagnosis.