세계보건기구에 따르면 동남아시아와 같은 전통적인 식습관을 고수하는 일부 개발도상국들은 CMS 발병률 증가를 보이지 않는다.
According to the World Health Organization, some developing countries with population adhering to their traditional eating habits such as those in South East Asia do not show increase in incidence of CMS.