This article personally resonates with me as a South Asian-American who has a father with heart disease. There are multiple reasons for this. 1) A very high carb diet that isn't suited to sedentary lifestyles. Not just traditional foods, but also "Western" foods like excessive bread and pasta. 2) An unusually high value placed on doctors and pharmaceuticals. Many think it's normal to be on a cocktail of drugs. For example, it's been shown that women who have never had a heart attack have increased mortality with statin use, yet it's common for South Asians to get on statins in their 30s, at the slightest news of elevated total cholesterol. 3) Most South Asian vegetarians are actually "grain-atarians", lots of rice & pasta, very little actual vegetables. 4) Mixing Western dietary advice with old world cooking. For example, replacing ghee with vegetable oil. Most still think that vegetable oil is healthier than ghee or coconut oil. 5) Most are uninformed about exercise.