Judy:
> My friend just returned from Hawaii, after living there for 5 years.  She
> informs me that all the native islanders are fat.  Those eating their
> traditional diet of poi (fermented taro root), fruit, fish, young coconuts
> are fat.  The old ones are fat.  The young ones are fat.

And where did she find any "native islanders" eating a traditional diet? LOL

FWIW, native Hawaiians were never hunter-gatherers but farmers/fishers.
There is a word for diabetes in the original language. Having lived in
Hawaii for four years I have yet to see a "native" eating a traditional
diet...

And there _are_ natives who are not fat.

Cheers,
Kirt