Researchers warned that New World syndrome, characterized by rising rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes among indigenous populations after a shift from traditional diets and active lifestyles to a Western diet and sedentary habits, demands culturally sensitive public health responses.
Researchers warned that New World syndrome, characterized by rising rates of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes among indigenous populations after a shift from traditional diets and active lifestyles to a Western diet and sedentary habits, demands culturally sensitive public health responses.
研究者たちは、伝統的な食事や活動的な生活から西洋式の食事と座りがちな生活への変化に伴い新大陸の先住民に見られる肥満や心臓病、糖尿病などの増加が、文化的配慮のある公衆衛生対策を必要としていると警告した。