[Wally_Kalbacken]

“The Southeast of the U.S. is where things are going horribly wrong. You’ve got higher levels of obesity, diabetes, hypertension ― you pick up any health disparity or measure and it’s there,” Morgan said.

Hmmm...what could the common denominator be?

[oldvirginian]

“Hmmm...what could the common denominator be?”

Southeast has a high percentage of gibsmedat types.
Notorious for bad diets and no work ethic since sugar daddy Fedgov started the war on poverty.

[Blue Jays]

"...hmmm...what could the common denominator be ..."

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Possibly a link, yet not all those health issues are necessarily self-induced.
I know tremendous athletes, marathoners, ranked tennis players, and cyclists who are diabetic plus a very hypertensive triathlete.
Sometimes it is just the way the cards are dealt in life.