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Responses focused on body image, experience of loss, and addictive substances. Sample was 20 individuals. Part of the larger project Iskwewak Miwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy which involved University of Saskatchewan researchers.

Concludes that being overweight did not correlate with either traditional or western food, and that obesity had adverse health effects on several health indicators.

Reports a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Montana and sites that the risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, have increased significantly over a 5-year period.

Comments on the need to research further into the high rate of Indigenous people in Canada developing diabetes including looking at social components. Article located by scrolling to page 324.

Reports on seven health indicators: life expectancy, mortality rate, youth suicide rate, infant mortality rate, diabetes prevalence, childhood obesity, and number of practising, certified First Nations health care professionals, and discusses the new First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda which will include 22 indicators. "This report was prepared in accordance with commitments in the 2005 Transformative Change Accord." Related material: The Health and Well-Being of the

Contends Native Americans must change their diet, exercise more and show more interest in the natural world.

Looks at the burden of disease, disability, and death being consistently greater in Indigenous than non-Indigenous populations and issues that need to be addressed.

Looks at the impact of socio-economic conditions on health outcomes and infant mortality.

Discusses how the socioeconomic explanations for obesity and diabetes are less prevalent among Indigenous than non-indigenous adults in Mexico.

Brief discussion of study involving six participants who experienced recommended weight gain and seven who experienced excessive weight gain.

Study found that dietary counseling and encouraging activity had little effect on reducing weight gain.

Study suggests that increasing rates of obesity among Inuit will have health consequences, and that anthropometry is a useful tool to indirectly assess insulin resistance.

Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.

Summarizes results for adults.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2010.

Health Studies & Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2010.

Website provides overview, background, video, photo gallery, researcher information and context of the photovoice project. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region". Full report.

Phase two looks at local cultural knowledge and visual ways of thinking about a healthy body weight and image from First Nations women. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".

Found an association between lower kidney volumes and higher blood pressures and albuminuria in an Australian Aboriginal community from a remote coastal island. Data suggests that higher blood pressures linked with low birth weight may be mediated by a lower number of nephrons in addition to other theoretical factors.

Human Kinetics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2009.

Looks at altering and making healthier dietary choices to reduce the high incidence of obesity and obesity related diseases.

Overview of arthritis in Canadians including the high prevalence in First Nations populations.

Comments on the fastest growing disease in Canada, the symptoms of the disease, and the importance of taking care of your body. Article located by scrolling to page 8.

Kinesiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Summary of results from Quebec portion of the Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey.

Provides information on background of the national survey, recommendations of feasibility study, development Manitoba survey and questionnaire, and presents results of key variables in graphic form.

Statistics for adults, youth and children.

Discusses the results of a programme evaluation and the positive outcomes that can occur.

Reviews published and unpublished literature on women's reproductive health to determine areas required further research and provides recommendations for policy analysis.

Findings showed First Nations women are at an increased risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) compared to other ethnic groups.

Description of a study to determine if Northern Plains Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus, introduced to the medicine wheel concept, had better control of their diabetes than those who received the usual dietary education.

Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.

Identifies importance of goals related to infrastructure, recreation, information and education, and social supports. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".

Study suggests almost one quarter of children in Greenland are overweight or obese upon school entry.

Looks at statistics revealing obesity rates for Canadians and suggests behavioural changes to reduce the risk of diabetes.

Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Discusses the International Polar Year Health Survey, a mass checkup to assess the health status of the Inuit people.

Discusses increased health risk of being overweight and how a modern lifestyle is contributing to that.

Results of cross-sectional survey involving children aged 9-12 years belonging to the Cree Nation of Mistissini.

Study provides information to understand the high rates of obesity, looks at the effectiveness of preventative interventions, and comments on directions for future research.

Presents an editorial that introduces a serious problem increasing among indigenous peoples in the Arctic region.

Results indicate that Inuit men and women had significantly higher rates of obesity than their Danish counterparts.

Study finds no difference in prevalence of obesity between Indigenous Nenets and urban Russian females.