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- Title
Effects of a traditional lifestyle on obesity in Pima Indians.
- Authors
Ravussin, E; Valencia, M E; Esparza, J; Bennett, P H; Schulz, L O
- Abstract
The Pima Indians of Arizona have the highest reported prevalences of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In parallel with abrupt changes in lifestyle, these prevalences in Arizona Pimas have increased to epidemic proportions during the past decades. To assess the possible impact of the environment on the prevalences of obesity and NIDDM, data were collected on members of a population of Pima ancestry (separation 700-1,000 years ago) living in a remote mountainous location in northwestern Mexico, with a lifestyle contrasting markedly with that in Arizona.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 1994, Vol 17, Issue 9, p1067
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/diacare.17.9.1067