emigration and heart disease

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Read this powerful series on the importance of emigration/stress and heart

disease by Malcom Kendrick.

EMIGRATION AND DEADLY HEART DISEASE RISK

KEEPING THE SOCIAL NETWORK INTACT OFFERS PROTECTION

By Malcolm Kendrick, MbChB, MRCGP (email - malcolm@... )

Of all the risk factors for heart disease, there is one that barely gets a

mention, yet it is probably the most deadly risk factor of all — emigration.

When the Japanese move from Japan to America, their rate of Heart Disease

quadruples, and this is independent of any dietary change.

Asian Indians, moving from the Indian subcontinent to the USA, increase their

rate of heart disease by up to fifteen times! Again, this is completely

independent of dietary change, or a change in any of the other ‘classical’ r

isk factors.

A study of Asian Indians in the USA came to the following conclusions:

Asian Indians have the highest rates of coronary artery disease (CAD) of any

ethnic group studied, despite the fact that nearly half of this group are

life-long vegetarians. CAD occurs early in age and generally follows a

malignant course, although the incidence of classic risk factors is low.’

(Enas A Clin Cardiol Mar 1995)

It's six part serier that begins at:

http://www.redflagsweekly.com/features/2002_sept26_2.html

Namaste, Liz

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