Monk

America is indeed a very fatty country - rich, poor, white, colored. And obesity is definitely among the "overabundance of social and health disadvantages", especially has it manifests in diabetes. I remember from old discussions that it has been thought that Indians are particularly ill-suited genetically to the rich, heavily processed foods of modern life, making the problem worse. Judging from this article, one of the main factors for longjevity seems to be the harder work they do - you just cannot beat exercise!