Physician, Researcher, South Asian Health Advocate Author of upcoming books on the South Asian Health Crisis. Tweets are not medical advice. RT ≠ Endorsements
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FYI, the effects of these man-made famines last generations (credit @DesidocMD).
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Population-based genetic epidemiological studies need to reflect world populations. @FallinDani @shivania0115 @alka_kanaya @NIDDKgov @nih_nhlbi @nasem
“Compelling arguments to seriously expand #PopulationBased #genetic studies”. @kmvnarayan14 & @jithinsamv highlight Hodgson S. et al.’s study comparing #type2diabetes risk factors in the South Asian & European populations, published in @PLOSMedicine.
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“Compelling arguments to seriously expand #PopulationBased #genetic studies”. @kmvnarayan14 & @jithinsamv highlight Hodgson S. et al.’s study comparing #type2diabetes risk factors in the South Asian & European populations, published in @PLOSMedicine.
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Recently interviewed @DesidocMD and produced this piece about the links between intergenerational trauma and our physical bodies. This topic is personal for me because my grandparents were refugees from India under British colonization:
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Careful what you wish for: ⬆️HDLc >80 mg/dL was associated with ⬆️risk of all-cause death & CV death after adjustment for age, gender, race, BMI, HTN, smoking, TG, LDL-C, CVA & MI history, diabetes, eGFR, & alcohol use (defined as ≥3 times/week) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3503…
Thank you to the AJ+ staff for sharing my research! Hoping it brings awareness to a much overlooked South Asian heart health crisis.
Great thread clarifying differences in fat storage and how weight/BMI alone is not a good predictor for developing T2DM or CVD
.@FaimaBakar @Sathnam, its true that South Asians (& to lesser extent East Asians like me) have increased tendency for T2 diabetes given a similar BMI. Reason is not increased storage, but having a lower 'safe fat storage' capacity, compared to eg white folks or Polynesians 1/n
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South Asians lived through 31 famines during the British Raj. Check out this fascinating piece on how this could be linked to life-limiting health inequalities generations down the line 📊
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Happy to share our manuscript on social deprivation and premature CV mortality in the US. Persistent disparities over the past 2 decades. paper led by superstar mentee Dr Graham Bevan @khurramn1 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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One to two servings, or 5.5 ounces, of protein daily is recommended for a heart healthy diet. New research shows that getting that protein from a variety of sources (grains, lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs and legumes) could prevent high blood pressure.
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Starvation adaptation can help explain the higher rates of CVD and diabetes in SAs. It seems the near 2 century history of under nutrition is commonly overlooked by many scientific circles. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article……
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My mother's family handed aid - specifically, bowls of the water rice is cooked in - to my father's family, including his older sister, during the famine. That's how close it is.
not only was the “great famine” in Bengal only 79 years ago (for some, a part of living memory), but when a group of people are exposed to starvation on this scale, it can affect subsequent generations.
Thanks @Desidoc_MD and @PhelanChatterj for your insights and help!
Brilliant article by the wonderful @FaimaBakar. Thanks again for spreading awareness!
South Asians have a tendency to generate/store fat & not burn it off coz of the way our bodies have evolved after becoming starvation adapted due to famines (esp in colonial times).Just one famine doubles the risk of diabetes & obesity in next generations
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/s…
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South Asians have a tendency to generate/store fat & not burn it off coz of the way our bodies have evolved after becoming starvation adapted due to famines (esp in colonial times).Just one famine doubles the risk of diabetes & obesity in next generations
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/s…
"How History Still Weighs Heavy On South Asian Bodies Today"
Spreading the word about the impact of history on South Asian health today.
Thanks @FaimaBakar @HuffPostUK for shining a light on this! tinyurl.com/bdektb5c
Also quoted in the story is @PhelanChatterj who recently released “Straining the Rice,” a documentary on the 1943 Bengal Famine, told through the story of one of the last survivors. Check it out.
There is a generally unrecognized health crisis affecting one of the largest communities in the world, South Asians.
Here are the 13 elements that drive the "Perfect Storm"
The evidence is mounting.
South Asian bodies are much more 'intolerant' of fat. In fact, we get Metabolic Syndrome (unhealthy) at lower BMIs and waist circumferences.
We are already obese (not just overweight) when many other ethnicities are still considered 'normal'.
