Why South Asians face higher heart and diabetes risks, and what you can do now to change the odds

Webinar · Live and recorded

27th October · 7.30pm

A major UK study found South Asians had around twice the cardiovascular risk of people of European ancestry. Join Dr Priyesh Parekh and Dr Reinhold Innerhofer for a free 45-minute masterclass exploring why—and the overlooked opportunities to reduce risk long before symptoms appear.

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Dr Priyesh Parekh

Calibre doctor, specialising in preventive medicine

Priyesh is a medical doctor (GP) with experience in the NHS, Neko Health and The British Medical Association. As a second-generation British Asian, he brings both a clinical and personal perspective to South Asian health. His focus is helping people understand why their risk may be higher, and what they can do about it, well before symptoms appear.

Dr Reinhold Innerhofer

Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, Calibre

Medical doctor and sports scientist. Worked with Olympic medalists in skiing and rowing where early detection of cardiometabolic risk is non-negotiable. Now applies the same rigour at Calibre to catching risk before it becomes clinical.

Online event

27th October

7.30 PM BST / 20.30 CEST

60 minutes including live Q&A

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What you’ll learn

That cardiovascular and metabolic disease are preventable, and what preventing them looks like

Why South Asian bodies develop type 2 diabetes and heart disease earlier, and often at lower body weights, than population averages

The actual causes and underlying drivers of heart disease and diabetes, and how to measure them

Why the NHS often doesn’t check these, and what you can ask for

When South Asians should start screening, and how often, versus the standard advice

Practical changes that improve your checks, built around South Asian diets, families and routines

Who this is for

You’ve watched it in your family

A parent, aunt or uncle with type 2 diabetes. A grandparent who had a heart attack or stroke. You’ve seen what it looks like up close and you’d rather not follow the same path.

You want to stay independent, and keep your parents independent too

Prevention isn’t only about you. It’s about not being dependent on others, and not having your parents be dependent either.

You’re under 55 and feel ‘too young to worry’

South Asians face around 2x the risk of coronary heart disease compared with white Europeans and often develop it a decade earlier. Thirties and forties is when prevention actually works.

Your bloods came back ‘fine’

Your standard panel was within range, but the markers that would catch South Asian-specific risk earlier probably weren’t on it.

Wearables and genetic tests haven’t connected the dots

You’ve invested in Oura, Whoop or 23andMe. Nobody’s turned the data into a plan calibrated to your heritage and family history.

You want a plan that respects your life

Not generic prevention advice. Something that works around how you actually eat, celebrate, fast and gather.