kˈɑːloʊ kˈʌltʃɚ ɹᵻlˈeɪts dᵻɹˈɛktli tə hˈɛlθ ˈɪʃuːz; stˈʌdiz hæv ʃˈoʊn vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ ɹˈeɪts ʌv hˈɑːɹt dɪzˈiːz, dˌaɪəbˈiːɾiːz, mˈɛni kˈænsɚz, ænd mˈoʊst ˈʌðɚ pɹɪvˈɛntəbəl, dˈaɪətɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd dɪzˈiːzᵻz ɐmˌʌŋ nˈeɪɾɪv hæwˈaɪiənz, ænd ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈæktɚɹ ɪn ðiːz stɐtˈɪstɪks ɪz səspˈɛktᵻd təbi ðɪ ɐbˈændənmənt ʌv tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl dˈaɪətɚɹi pɹˈæktɪsᵻz.
Kalo culture relates directly to health issues; studies have shown very high rates of heart disease, diabetes, many cancers, and most other preventable, diet-related diseases among native Hawaiians, and a major factor in these statistics is suspected to be the abandonment of traditional dietary practices.