Did colonialism exacerbate the diabetes epidemic?

South Asians from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are six times more likely to develop diabetes as compared to Europeans. Dr Mubin Syed, a radiologist from Ohio, says famines in these regions that occurred during British colonialism could have contributed to the problem.

[sarquemtashzid]

Not just india. Bangladesh suffered as much or even more because of British colonial rule.

[shereyfsah]

And yes, for some boot licker, UK is their best Ally, UK were more reliable and more friendly than Mughal empire.
Still some bootlicker use abusive words for Mughal than British !
Oh, sad for those who died !

[elisabetta]

Well, the British monarchy is insanely manipulative while tends to appear as the most ELITE of human science and psychology.

I don't wonder if Churchill(if he had lived now I would take him to the International Court of Justice on genocide trial)who was mentioned in this content had made remarks about South Asians, especially Indians as "beastly people with beastly religion, that the famine was their fault for breeding like rabbits" shows how insanely they wanted to civilise(mockery) the beastly folks. I bet even the current generation of the British monarchy still thinks the same on account of the peoples, cultures and religions of their colonial countries. Some preconceptions cannot be eradicated.
Indeed their assumptions about Indians(at the time) turned out true, as India now stays on the top of the international podium in terms of population.
Causing famine is their cup of tea because the same monarchy did that favour to the Irish folks(Irish potato famine 1845-1852) or the one(Holodomor) in Ukraine that was caused by the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1933.
And they still think they can teach the entire world about "good" manners and elites. Besides, they still think they are above the entire universe and its inhabitants. Nauseating 😑 I have neither respect nor consideration for the British Royal Family.

[namarikmarak]

It seems America is frustrated, after failing to put pressure on Russia through sanctions.The Desperate America had decided to burn Russian forests, university, shopping malls and cargarage, hospitals etc.Ukraine will be Afghanistan 2.0 for America.

[rakeshsoma]

Without any Shame they wrote this disgraceful period as Golden civilization. 🤮

[annoyedcat]

Of course, it usually leads back to the "civilized" West

[lothean]

If you look at all the British colonies, natives suffered the most..you can blame the aparthied, and slavery on British ancestors.

[santusung]

Roth child became rich with the Bangla wealth. 1757 by the battle of palashy

[phillipholland]

Winston Churchill may as well have been speaking into a mirror.

[MDarman-xzgz]

India should remember that who had divided them and exploit them and India should also recognise who is doing the same thing right now

[AnaskhanB]

What the British did with Indians, today Israel is doing the same with Palestine and Indian Hindus are supporting Israel.

[mansoorkiani]

I call them "civilised barbarians"

[skm-yqny]

Hey I saw this story on WION first. I find TRT copying lot of stories from WION

[asiframzan]

But it doesn't matter, we will love white people and hate will only be between India and Pakistan 🤷

[Dayda-]

Difference is and was, there's a lot of people putting there life on the line if we are still like that 😂

[coolworx]

It's like there's no such thing as personal responsibility for our own choices.
That idea is not only pathetic, it's unbelievably dangerous to the human spirit.
You have free will. Exercise it.

[jubairlaskar]

I'm watching from Assam, india
Thnks TRT
❤️ Turkey

[lynettebishop]

I would say yes, the introduction of industrialization and pre-packaged, commodity foods...return to natural lifestyles more aligned with ancestors and living closer to the earth would reverse the trend.

[ahmedaleem]

Pakistanis never suffered from famines

We ate cows for thousands of years

We have high lean body mass especially Baloch and Gilgit types

[signalsystems]

Award winning analysis. A third gen affectee from Pakistan.