[jensen123]

> “There has been fast urbanization in India that’s brought with it a change in dietary patterns and lifestyle,” ... “It’s leading to this huge jump in cardiovascular disease.”

I'm guessing that urbanization means less exercise and more stress. But I'm curious as to how the diet has changed in India lately? More meat, more refined sugar, and more unhealthy cooking oils?

[statictype]

More time eating junk food outside and less time cookin at home. Many of the big software firms have the cafeterias open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and many people leave quite early to catch the company bus.

And it's not necessarily the healthiest food either.

[BhavdeepSethi]

Along with that, more people are eating food that their body is not adapted to. Indians don't work out enough to compensate the high calorie intake from McDonalds, KFC, TacoBell, etc which leads to these heart problems.

[chris_wot]

I don't think that's a problem isolated to just India!

[chvid]

The reason might be that people used to die earlier of other now curable things.