Physical activity and modernization: Heart disease indicators almost non-existent among Tsimane, indigenous population
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 10:50
in Health & Medicine
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and a sedentary lifestyle is often cited as a major contributing factor. Among the Tsimane, an indigenous population in the lowlands of Bolivia's Amazon basin, however, indicators of heart disease are practically non-existent –– cholesterol is low, obesity is rare, and smoking is uncommon.