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Study to determine why women develop diabetes at an earlier age than men.

Study results indicate that common genetic variation in LMNA my be an important determination of obesity-related quantitative traits.

Argues that attributing weight gain and diabetes to the thrifty gene has failed to incorporate aboriginal health perspectives and should be "decolonized".

Commentary on diabetes during pregnancy and the short-term and long-term adverse effects for both mother and child.

Canadian materials found on page 12.

Comments on how today's First Nations and aboriginal children are prone to type 2 diabetes, childhood obesity and other health problems.

Contends that broad-based health interventions should not be universally implemented across diverse locales but rather need to account for the diverse, place-specific priorities and needs of the communities they are serving.

Studies the weight, height, sitting height, armspan and menarcheal age of school children in Maniitsoq, Greenland.

Book review of: Gutbuster Waist Loss Guide by Garry Egger and Rosemary Stanton.

Explores the nature of factors contributing to Māori and Pasifika child poverty.

Focuses on programs and developing strategies launched through the Healing Trail program to promote diabetes awareness within Aboriginal communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.

Discusses use of information on cause of disease to facilitate processes and outcome indicators for community strategy planning.

Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.

Research review findings include, higher proportion of young women in north; Aboriginal women had more responsibilities than other women; higher smoking rates among Inuit women; lower cholesterol, higher blood glucose among Cree women.

Section three looks at Aboriginal health policy covering priority areas, programs and services, First Nations and territorial transfers, mandates and health gaps. Scroll down to page 7 for relevant materials.

Literature review on the health of Aboriginal and youth in Canada focusing on the southern Alberta area.

Describes the use of the Weight-for-Height Wallchart which assists health workers with an easy way how to measure children's progress using visual cues.

Summary of results and findings. Sample consisted of 712 adults, 566 youth and 666 children.

Overview of a family based cultural home-mentoring intervention which addresses several lifestyle factors affecting the child and caregiver in American Indian tribes in Wisconsin.

Includes tips on making recipes healthier, how to choose healthier options, recipes for groups, healthy lunch ideas and more. Targeted at families living in British Columbia.

Looks at The Healthy Native Communities Fellowship (HNCF) program which is a mentorship and leadership program that is strengths based.

Examines the findings from the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores and questions some of the recommendations.

Describes program which had 260 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait participants. Over 60% of female patients and 80% of male patients lost weight.

Review of peer reviewed articles on interventions looking at characteristics, design, and evaluation outcomes.

Results revealed that Aboriginal children were more likely to be overweight than children in select comparison groups.

Presents a new variant in the HNF-1α gene.

Talks about the connection between alcohol use, overweight, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Discussion of the high rate of "big baby syndrome" among the Cree of James Bay.

Looks at a study that screened 60% of a First Nation in Alberta for diabetes, prediabetes, cardiovascular risk, and metabolic syndrome and found high rates of obesity, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome for participants over 18.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2011.

Study findings appeared to be inconclusive with more detailed research recommended.

Data indicated that fatty acid profiles differ between communities in the Eastern and Western Arctics.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2018.

Comments on the increase of hypertension as a growing health challenge in Nunavik due to a population believed to have a predisposition for cerebrovascular disease.

Research conducted to determine whether Inuit ethnicity protects the obese from type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Women identified the following themes: accepting everything about your body; who you are and how you show it; connection to culture; being healthy; and being thankful to be Indigenous.

Statistics from various sources gathered to assist tribes in developing public health programs and priorities.

Looks to Indigenous knowledge and values held by American Indian/Alaskan Native communities in order to properly evaluate programs for improving health and well-being.

Results showed positive effects on skinfold thickness, but not on body mass index (BMI), physical activity or diet over the study period.

Results from the study of the seven month program indicated the one significant change was an improvement in aerobic fitness.

Study links obesity to higher diabetes rates and in turn, increased rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.

Study conducted with 116 students in Grades 1-6 from Alexander First Nation. Found that despite intervention, children did not increase consumption of fruits and vegetables over the long term. Results suggest that improving diet quality must involve home and community food environments.

Public Health Thesis (M.P.H.)--Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2012.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2012.

Scroll to chapter 4, page 74 titled Aboriginal Peoples' Health for relevant material.