Swedes born in Iraq are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Lund University. The study aims to explore the significance of migration and ethnicity for diabetes development in Malmö.

“We identified two main risk factors for diabetes, and those were obesity and heredity. We also saw that a huge risk factor was simply being born in Iraq, which increased the risk by two and a half. There are many factors connected to where one is born and we don’t really know why this increases the risk for diabetes. We need to...