Dioxin, diet and disease on St Kilda

Environmental Factors in Causation of Diabetes Mellitus

“…Men tended to have lower concentrations compared to women. For all but one contaminant (PCB153), Hispanics tended to have higher levels as did poorer people [36][37][38].…”

“…• Pesticides: Aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, DDT, heptachlor, mirex, toxaphene and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) [32][33][34][35][36][37][38] • Industrial chemical products: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB)…”

Survival of the ttest: a comparison of medicine and health on Lord Howe Island and St Kilda

“…3,[8][9][10] Inclement weather, low herd immunity, poor diet with vitamin deficiency and limited biodiversity of histo-compatibility antigens have been postulated as predisposing factors. In 1727 an infection almost wiped out the entire population when 94 islanders died, leaving one adult and 26 children as survivors.…”