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AAPI Health and nutrition


Helpful Health Links


Dear Friends,

The links below provide very important public health messages for the Indian community and should be widely distributed. Please feel free to print any or all of the messages below for your papers and community health fairs/functions. They are in Hindi, English and Gujarati. These were done by National Diabetes Education Program NDEP/CDC/NIH. Also see " Know Your Numbers," another flyer for all Indians to know the numbers even if a person does not have diabetes.

Please pass it to your friends in the media and have them print different ones at different times. This is how AAPI is declaring war on diabetes and coronary artery disease amongst Indians anywhere in the world.

Thanks

T.G.

T.G.Patel,
MD, MACP Advisor ,
Public Health Committee
AAPI

Know your numbers

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/English.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/hindi.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/gujarati.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/englishfacts.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/gujaratifacts.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/hindifacts.pdf

http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/ABC/gujaratipr.pdf


Coronary Artery Disease Committee of AAPI: Mission:
The Coronary Artery Disease Committee of AAPI is committed to enhancing Asian Indians knowledge of the prevalence and significance of risk factors for CAD and effective treatments to reduce the risk of heart attacks in Asian Indians. The committee will develop a set of recommendations that are specific to Asian Indians for the management of various coronary artery disease risk factors.

Target Numbers for Indian Americans to achieve, to prevent Coronary Artery Disease:
Non HDL-C should be less than 130 mg/dl
(Total Cholesterol-HDL= Non HDL-C)
LDL-C should be less than 100 mg/dl
HDL-C should be more than 40 mg/dl for males and more than 50 mg/dl for females
If a person has Diabetes or Coronary Artery Disease non-HDL-C should be less than 100 mg/dl and LDL-C less than 70 mg/dl
If a person has Diabetes, A1c should be less than 6.5
Waist Circumference should be less than 35 inches for men and less than 31 inches for women
Quit Smoking

Blood pressure less than 140/80 mm, 120/80 mm if you are a diabetic

Regular Exercise for more than thirty minutes a day
Heart Healthy Diet
If any of the above values are abnormal, make healthy life style changes, seek your physicians' help and take medication under supervision along with healthy diet and exercise, to reach the target numbers.

By the CAD Committee of AAPI
Dr. Purushotham Kotha
Dr. Prakash Deedwania
Dr. Saumil Oza
Dr. K.V. Rao
Dr. Srinath K. Reddy
Dr. Manisha Shaw
Dr. TG Patel
Dr. Enas Enas

http://www.aapiusa.org/pdfs/AAPI_target_numbers_CAD.pdf

http://www.aapiusa.org/pdfs/AAPI_CAD_brochure.pdf

http://www.heartsmart.info/
 
AAPI NUTRITION BOOK

Click here to download the book

"Nutrition guide for Indians compiled by outstanding dietitians" Presented by Thakor G. Patel, MD MACP Advisor, Public Health Committee and Shardad Lakhampal, MD - President, AAPI

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Sudha Raj PhD RD
Heart Disease: Geeta Sikand MA RD FADA CDE 
North Indian Cuisine: Madhu Gadia MS RD CDE
Nepali Cuisine: Suraj Mathema MS RD CDN MBA
Oriya & Bengali Cuisine: Ranjita Misra PhD CHES
South Indian Cuisine: Nirmala Ramasubramanian MS RD CDN CDE
Maharashtrain Cuisine: Keya Deshpande MS
Gujarati Cuisine: Rita (Shah) Batheja MS RD CDN
Choosing Healthy Snacks: Janaki N. Sengupta MSc RD CDN
Desserts of India: Sharmila Chatterjee MSc MS RD
Low Fat Cooking & How to Modify a Recipe: Nimesh Bhargava MS RD CNSD MBA
Managing Your Menu is an Indian Restaurant: Karmeen Kulkarni MS RD CD CDE BC-ADM
Summary: Padmini Balagopal MS B.ED RD CDE IBCLC
Exchange Lists for Indians with Diabetes: Chhaya Patel MA RD CSR
Glossary: Nirmala Abraham MS RD & Theja Mahalingaiah MA RD CFPP
Diabetes Information in English and 5 Regional Languages
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