By Priyanka Deshpande
CNBC-TV18.com
Published May 21, 2024
A global research published in the Lancet shows a nearly 50% increase in years lost to poor health and early death from metabolism-related issues between 2000 and 2021.
The report shows a rise in metabolic issues like high blood pressure, blood sugar, and BMI, pointing to the impact of aging populations and shifting lifestyles.
The study discovered that people aged 15-49 face growing vulnerability to high BMI and blood sugar levels, significantly increasing their risk of diabetes.
Additional risk factors for this age group include high blood pressure and elevated LDL, or "bad," cholesterol.
Particulate matter (PM) pollution, smoking, low birth weight, and shorter pregnancies were also major contributors to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2021.
The biggest reductions in disease burden came from improvements in maternal and child health, as well as water, sanitation, and handwashing safety.
Particularly high rates of these declines were observed in regions ranking lower on the Socio-Demographic Index (SDI).
However, maternal and child malnutrition remained a high disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, parts of Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania, and some areas of North Africa and the Middle East.
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