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The Philippines is fast becoming a diabetes \u201chotspot\u201d as more Filipinos take to Western eating habits and working late hours, according to a health expert.<\/p>\n\n

Citing the National Nutrition and Health Survey, endocrinologist Dr. Ma. Cecille Cruz said the prevalence of diabetes in the country was at 7.2 percent, indicating that over 7 million Filipinos were vulnerable to blindness, limb amputation and kidney failure, among the major complications of the disease.<\/p>\n\n

The figures suggested that by 2040, the Philippines would be among the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, said Cruz of the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.<\/p>\n\n

At present, the country is in the top 15 in diabetes prevalence.<\/p>\n\n

In a recent briefing, Cruz said that while Filipinos were genetically predisposed to diabetes, their growing preference for processed and fast food made the country a diabetes \u201chotspot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe have an increasing Western lifestyle, [where] we are seeing more processed food being preferred over traditional Filipino cuisine and we are working longer hours which [denies] time for more exercise,\u201d Cruz in an interview with reporters.<\/p>\n\n

She said the increasing number of business process outsourcing (BPO) or call center workers, whose shifts are mainly at night, was also fueling the rise in diabetes in the country.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe know that [varying work shifts] takes a toll [on one\u2019s health]. An individual subjected to this kind of environment or work hours will have his or her health affected simply because sleep deprivation is not good,\u201d Cruz said.<\/p>\n\n

Studies have shown that working the graveyard shift\u2014which disrupts the body\u2019s circadian rhythm\u2014encourages smoking, increased caffeine and alcohol intake and food consumption, Cruz said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201c[This] gives people a bigger chance of contracting different illnesses, including diabetes,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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