The diabetes rate in most of Asia nearly matches the US.
It ALL leads back to carbs, which turn into liver and pancreas fat, which then leads to diabetes. The fact that Asians, for whatever reason are able to eat carbs and not balloon, like most of the world, is obviously genetic, being either that they are wired to stop eating prior to putting on weight, or simply pass-through any extra carbs. But, in any case, the carbs we now eat, which are FAR DIFFERENT than the carbs our grandparents ate, are destroying humans, all over the planet, and I suspect the only person happy (other than drug companies) is Bill Gates.
Hopefully RFK Jr. is allowed to get to work on this.
The carbs our ancestors ate weren’t good for them either. The agricultural transition is known for producing people with stunted growth and short lifespans. What they had was the ability to out reproduce their health problems.
Hunter gatherers have fewer kids. So the transition to a high carb diet was great for the populations that did it but bad for the individuals.