UNHEALTHY FATS ARRIVE WITH OTHER CHANGES IN NATIVE CULTURE
July 24, 2008
July 24, 2008
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 24 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release:
Over the years, medical researcher Sven Ebbesson has made about 7,000 house calls in Eskimo villages touched by the waters of the Bering Sea. Ebbesson spends time in village homes because he is curious as to why diabetes and cardiovascular disease are on the rise among Alaska Natives.
"Until about 40 years ago, there was essentially no diabetes among Eskimos in Siberia, wh . . .
Over the years, medical researcher Sven Ebbesson has made about 7,000 house calls in Eskimo villages touched by the waters of the Bering Sea. Ebbesson spends time in village homes because he is curious as to why diabetes and cardiovascular disease are on the rise among Alaska Natives.
"Until about 40 years ago, there was essentially no diabetes among Eskimos in Siberia, wh . . .