Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL people of South Asian descent are more likely to suffer from heart disease. Even if they have a healthy weight and don't smoke. Scientists are not sure why. magazine.ucsf.eduexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down13
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkTIL people of South Asian descent are more likely to suffer from heart disease. Even if they have a healthy weight and don't smoke. Scientists are not sure why. magazine.ucsf.eduValnao@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squarenomadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·1 day agoThe answer is usually ultra processed foods.
minus-squarestylusmobilus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 hours agoSouth East Asian diets don’t have a lot of processed foods. In fact they’re recommended by doctors to fight heart disease and weight issues.
minus-squarexep@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoSouth Asia isn’t Southeast Asia.
minus-squarenomadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoPretty sure that’s traditional Asian cuisine, not the industrial garbage that has taken hold over there too. Maybe its the stress of Asian parents pressuring their kids to perform instead of the food…?
The answer is usually ultra processed foods.
South East Asian diets don’t have a lot of processed foods. In fact they’re recommended by doctors to fight heart disease and weight issues.
South Asia isn’t Southeast Asia.
Pretty sure that’s traditional Asian cuisine, not the industrial garbage that has taken hold over there too.
Maybe its the stress of Asian parents pressuring their kids to perform instead of the food…?