British South Asian children have had a hard time of late. If recent reports are to be believed, they're more likely to have diabetes, rotten teeth and nut allergies (see below). So do children's professionals need to pay them special attention?
Bradford-based paediatrician Dr John Wright has been tracking the health of all the babies born in Bradford in the two years from autumn 2006. This cohort of 10,000 children includes a high proportion of South Asians.
He says: "South Asians are more pre-disposed to the implications of today's Britain - where there are fattier foods and a culture of less exercise - due to low birth weights and high content of fatty tissue, which is common among South Asian babies. This makes them more at risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. It is potentially a bit of a time bomb."
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