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Transcript: Benjamin B.C. Young, M.D.

The nutrition of Pacific Islanders has taken on the convenience of fast food and the taste of high caloric processed food

[Young:]
Nutrition—and nutrition, unfortunately, like so many of the Pacific Islands has taken on the convenience of fast foods, the change in the taste elements of certain foods. That's why, unfortunately, Hawai’i is the best market for a Minnesota-based firm called Spam. And it’s a common, everyday item for so many people, but they don’t realize that it’s high caloric, high sodium, and the people have not been trained correctly in really what is the most effective day-to-day diet that they can utilize.