Objectives: To review the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2
diabetes in North American youth. Results: Among 15-to 19-year-old North American …

The incidence and prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its
complications are increasing worldwide. Youth-onset T2DM has been reported in all racial …

Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated
the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general …

THIS REVIEW PROVIDES A STATUS REPORT ON THE EPIDEMIC of type 2 diabetes
mellitus that is affecting many of Canada ‚s First Nations. We focus on the published …

There have been numerous recent reports of case series of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in
American Indian, African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American and white children from North …

In a prospective study of 1,009 adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery at The
Johns Hopkins Hospital, we determined the association between a variety of preoperative …

Cultural consensus theory and cultural models theory present distinct perspectives about the
nature of individual and cultural knowledge. Anthropologists have not really explored the …

We examined the relationship between usual patterns of food intake, fattiness of food
preparation and consumption, and diabetes and obesity status in a Native Canadian reserve …

What are the health consequences of a transition from an active'hunter-gatherer'lifestyle to
that of sedentary modern living? In this book, the impact of'modernization'is assessed in …

While much research has examined First Nations peoples' health in Canada, few studies
have explored the role of traditional activities in enhancing health. Using data from the 1991 …