Development's hidden danger

Recent studies reveal that coronary heart disease is fast becoming a concern not only of well-developed, industrialized countries, but of developing countries as well. Coronary heart disease results from intake of too much fat and cholesterol. As the population grows in the urban areas in most Third World countries, dietary habits of city-dwellers alter. An urbanized diet is usually rich in fat and low in carbohydrates, increasing the risk of a heart disease. Although the rate of coronary heart disease is still low in Third World countries, health risks display a trend similar to that in western countries.