Welcome South Asians lets see where we are as a group

64% Asian Indians hold a bachelor’s degree or higherMore than 40% hold a master’s degree or doctorate

Very High levels of education…Of Course

Corollary: Our work, is more sedentary, and our schedules more stressful…

We work harder than anyone else…Of Course

We make our mark in all fields we enter, be it academia, art, film, government, literature,

religion, or sciences

At the top in your profession…Of Course

And we party quite well…Of Course

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Our diet has changed from being one of low-fat, high-fiber foods, to one full of higher-fat animal protein, low fiber, and high levels of saturated fat. We are now consuming fast foods and convenience foods.What has this brought?

Our food is better than anyone else’s…Of Course

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People of Indian descent have roughly three times the risk of diabetes compared to U.S. whites as a whole, and a higher prevalence of the disease than people of other Asian ethnicities. Asian Indians in the United States have higher odds of being diabetic despite lower rates of obesity. persons originating from the Indian Subcontinent, are at uniquely heightened risk for type 2 diabetes when compared to other populations

Coronary Artery Disease strikes South Asians at four times higher rate compared to the general population in the US.

Our rates for diabetes and heart diseases is higher than any other ethnic group !?*#???

The standard definition of overweight is a BMI (Body Mass Index) of between 25 and 30; the WHO recommendation sets that at 23 to 27.5 for Asians.

We have a higher proportion of body fat at any given weight and particularly likely to have body fat distributions, including more abdominal fat - that is closely associated with diabetes.

Do we hold the record in having highest proportion of body fat also???

Remember, Earl of Derby said "Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness."

Please

Do Not Smoke

And

Make Time

to

Exercise

Every Day

"You have thousands of choices and decisions to make everyday. You have the right to not go to the gym, you have the right to follow poor nutritional habits, you have the right to overwork yourself and not get enough sleep. You must accept the fact that your physique has suffered because of the choices that you make everyday." - Robert Cheeke

We are a smart group of people – we have to decide…

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

As a group, we have to learn a new way of living…

"Strength is not gained overnight; it is cultivated over time." - David Shaw

As a group, lets make a deal to work towards becoming the healthiest ethnic groups in the US

It doesn’t take a lot…Walk 9000 steps a day

"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states." - Carol Welch

"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor." - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Play

Dance

Swim

"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything." An Arabian Proverb

You are on your way

Don’t forget the importance of REST…"Eat + Train + Rest = Growth."- Karen Sessions

Sleep is important

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art." - La Rochefoucauld

Learn which foods and cooking methods help you prevent and control heart diseases

www.AmritForHeart.com

"The future doesn’t just happen, it is created…Our destiny is not in the stars, but in ourselves. We may need to follow in the wake of those who have gone before, but what we do and where we go is ultimately up to us. The attitude of initiative is an on-going state of exploration that is never finished…a journey that never ends."- Unknown

Created by Purnima Nandkishore

Author of Amrit: Luscious & Heart-Healthy Indian Meals

- a MediterrAsian Cookbook

Special thanks to Jochen Gros for developing the rules of visual grammar, and creating Emoticons fonts to allow for expression of ideas, beautifully, in small spaces

Find his work at http://icon-language.net/