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This article personally resonates with me as a South Asian-American who has a father with heart disease. There are multiple reasons for this. 1) A very high car
by shanev 11y ago
This article personally resonates with me as a South Asian-American who has a father with heart disease. There are multiple reasons for this. 1) A very high carb diet that isn't suited to sedentary lifestyles. Not just traditional foods, but also "Western" foods like excessive bread and pasta. 2) An unusually high value placed on doctors and pharmaceuticals. Many think it's normal to be on a cocktail of drugs. For example, it's been shown that women who have never had a heart attack have increased mortality with statin use, yet it's common for South Asians to get on statins in their 30s, at the slightest news of elevated total cholesterol. 3) Most South Asian vegetarians are actually "grain-atarians", lots of rice & pasta, very little actual vegetables. 4) Mixing Western dietary advice with old world cooking. For example, replacing ghee with vegetable oil. Most still think that vegetable oil is healthier than ghee or coconut oil. 5) Most are uninformed about exercise.
- mkagenius 11y agoBut vegetable oil (mustard/sarson) is actually healthier than ghee. http://www.livestrong.com/article/477887-mustard-oil-cholesterol/#page=2 http://www.livestrong.com/article/477887-mustard-oil-cholest...
- rushi_agrawal 11y agoActually, he is talking about hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is worse.
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- DonQuixote1000 11y agoI didn't read the part wher he mentioned hydrogenetad oil.
- h43k3r 11y agoI am an Indian and my thoughts resonates with all the points that you have mentioned. One point that I would like to focus is that the role of a healthy diet and exercise. The medical treatment in India is pretty cheap if you compare it with US. A single trip to a good doctor won't cost you more than $10 + $10 (for medicines). Because of this most of the people are not at all bothered about their health when they are young and keep on eating high carb diets. There is no role of exercise in the current culture in which the younger generation of India is living which is the sad part. 3 days ago, India celebrated the International Yoga Day. I hope people will follow it into their daily lives.