South Asian communities invited to study on diet and intervention

If anything, the terrible Covid situation has made us all become more aware that health is indeed our most treasured wealth.

Migrants arrived in this country with the best of health, and it is to our best interest that we become good stewards of our health and take control so that we can continue to remain healthy right into our old age.

Prone to diabetes, CVD

Unfortunately, South Asians have five times more risk for diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases in New Zealand.  This is because of our not so healthy food habits and activity levels.

Now, here is your chance to make a difference to these numbers and reduce the burden of these diseases in South Asians.

A small group of researchers from the University of Otago and University of Auckland, along with The Asian Network Incorporated have developed a health promoting programme to address this huge burden of disease among South Asians.

South Asian Diet and Activity Intervention

Our core group of researchers are all South Asian migrants who have experienced issues that are common to us. This programme is fully digitised and is called the ‘South Asian Diet and Activity Intervention (SADAI).’

SADAI in Sanskrit means ‘Always,’ which captures the essence of the study (i.e. Always healthy).

The Programme was co-designed with the South Asian community and hence it is culturally appropriate, affordable, accessible, sustainable and very easy to implement.

Our team has received funding to test this Programme and we are now inviting the participation of the South Asian community across New Zealand online.

We will gratefully acknowledge your participation and show our appreciation by providing you a $100 voucher at the end of the study.

If you are interested, please contact Manoj on 021-2790841 (text or WhatsApp). Email manoj.boyina@otago.ac.nz or sadai.psm@otago.ac.nz

Dr Sherly Parackal is Senior Research Fellow, Preventive and Social Medicine at Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago.  Email: sherly.parackal@otago.ac.nz 
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