Maoris 'facing extinction' from diabetes

Dominion Post (New Zealand) ^ | Tuesday November 14 2006 | None ascribed

[Brian Allen]

<< world diabetes rates .... affecting one in four "indigenous" adults >>

Message?

Assimilate or die!

[Brian Allen]

Nature's God Rules!

[denydenydeny]

"The reality is a Big Mac hurts Maori more than it hurts Caucasians."

This may be the next angle in the attempt to tobacco-ize fast food by the Left: Fast food is racist!

[null and void]

affecting one in four "indigenous" adults

Sooooo, If I get a job my diabetes will go away?

[metmom]

I've heard before that the Western diet is a real problem for Native American, Hispanic and Black groups. When they stick to their native ancestral diet, they don't have this problem.

[Brian Allen]

<< Fast food is racist! >>

"Liberals" are.

[Brian Allen]

<< I've heard before that the Western diet is a real problem for Native American, Hispanic and Black groups. >>

Assimilation cures all ills.

[kstewskis]

In the last 10 or so years, here on the Gila River Indian Reservation, they've been able to open diabetes centers to treat, educate and manage diabetic Native Americans. They've done a fairly good job of lowering the rate of diabetes on the reservation, so far.

That said, you can still get some of the best fry bread anywhere on the reservation!

[djf]

PBS had a show about that, it focused on Native Americans living in the desert southwest.

Due to the desert conditions, times of plenty are pretty rare. So when high-carb, high-fat food items are available, they totally load up on them - then go back for seconds.

There seems to be some genetic dispositions to be very, very efficient at the storing of calories.

Interesting show.

[beaversmom]

New Zealand ping

[beaversmom]

We should all eat more fish. No wait, the fish are going extinct too.

[lafroste]

The issues of diabetes, and obesity seem to support the Atkins diet worldview: that humans are not intended to be vegitarians, but are carnivores and need to eat meat. I suffered from obesity, etc. I went on Atkins and my health improved dramatically, going from a slim, trim 296 lbs to an absolutely aenemic 208 pounds in 6 months; from struggling to swim 300 yards to struggling to swim 2,500 yards in six weeks, and being rid of arthritis. We are carnivores, at least I am.

The libs need to deal with it.

[USNBandit]

It's hard to fish out from the article, but half way through it starts to mention that this is type 2 diabetes.

That being said, the cure may be simple.

Not sure, but I think it was the University of Hawaii that has tried to fight obesity in native Hawaiians by putting them on an old fashioned Hawaiian diet. Fish, poi, and stuff like that. They seemed to have some success.

If the Maoris didn't always have a high susceptibility to diabetes then going back to their native diet might work.

[KneelBeforeZod]

this is one of the few diet plans proven to promote weight loss.

[zeaal]

I believe I watched the show on PBS (if it is the same one). It was very interesting.

[Brian Allen]

<< If the Maoris didn't always have a high susceptibility to diabetes then going back to their native diet might work. >>

But why bother, when assimilation WILL "work."

(OR: What is it about "evolution" that the Darwinists are having the greatest difficulty with? Two or three too many syllables for them, perhaps?)

[Brian Allen]

Tell me more about your Atkins experience, please? (As in any variation from the standard diet, as published, etceteras)

I'm 230 pounds going on 165 and need all the help I can get!

Thanks in anticipation - Brian

[Prost1]

The life expectancy was 35-40 years. Now it is 65-70 years.

Why? Big Macs! It sure is a killer!

[Brian Allen]

<< We should all eat more fish. No wait, the fish are going extinct too. >>

I'd drink to that ....

.... 'Cept I don't drink!

[Brian Allen]

<< Why? Big Mac! It sure is a killer! >>

The anti-Civilizationalists, like this study's authors and commentators, are always fishing for ways to attack our Judeo-Christian/Western/Human Civilization's foundations, edifices and institutions.

World wide, it's beginning to look as though Fast Food's number came up.