Obesity and diabetes — an Arctic challenge

Jørgensen, Marit Eika

doi:10.3402/ijch.v69i4.17671

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“…In all indigenous circumpolar populations except the Sami, obesity is at moderate to high levels and has become increasingly prevalent over the past several decades (Snodgrass et al 2006a, Jørgensen & Young 2008, Jørgensen 2010, Château-Degat et al 2011, Young 2012. A comprehensive study of Inuit in Canada, Greenland, and Alaska showed obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30.0] at 16% and 26% in men and women, respectively, but more recent data suggest that these prevalence rates have increased substantially (Young et al 2007, Zienczuk & Egeland 2012.…”

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Health of Indigenous Circumpolar Populations

Snodgrass

2013

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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Indigenous circumpolar populations have experienced profound transitions in lifeways over the past half-century as a result of economic development. Although there have been positive aspects of this social transformation, most circumpolar groups today have a triple burden of disease, with a modestly elevated infectious disease level, an elevated and increasing burden of chronic conditions such as obesity and cardiovascular disease, and high rates of mental health-related challenges. The health of contemporary circumpolar populations is not easily characterized because of dramatic regional differences that stem from socioeconomic disparities among nonindigenous groups, individual population histories, lifestyle factors, environmental pollution, and underlying biological variation. Overall health and well-being range from excellent among the Sami of Sweden and Norway to extremely poor among marginalized native populations in northern Russia. Circumpolar groups today are not only threatened by continued regional economic development and pollution, but also uniquely vulnerable to global climate change.

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Section: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseasesmentioning

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Health of Indigenous Circumpolar Populations

Snodgrass

2013

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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“…Today, obesity rates are at moderate to high levels among nearly all indigenous subarctic and arctic groups (Châteu-Degat et al, 2011;Jørgensen, 2010;Jørgensen and Young, 2008;Snodgrass, 2013;Snodgrass et al, 2006b;Young, 2012). Today, obesity rates are at moderate to high levels among nearly all indigenous subarctic and arctic groups (Châteu-Degat et al, 2011;Jørgensen, 2010;Jørgensen and Young, 2008;Snodgrass, 2013;Snodgrass et al, 2006b;Young, 2012).…”

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“…Consistent with a global pattern, markers of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes risk, such as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and high fasting glucose levels, are increasing across populations indigenous to circumpolar regions. Today, obesity rates are at moderate to high levels among nearly all indigenous subarctic and arctic groups (Châteu-Degat et al, 2011;Jørgensen, 2010;Jørgensen and Young, 2008;Snodgrass, 2013;Snodgrass et al, 2006b;Young, 2012). Historically, investigations have reported low average blood glucose and relatively favorable lipid levels among indigenous high-latitude populations (Bang et al, 1971;Bang and Dyerberg, 1980;Young et al, 1993).…”

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Lifestyle mediates seasonal changes in metabolic health among the yakut (sakha) of northeastern siberia

Lévy

Leonard

Tarskaia

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American J Hum Biol

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While seasonal changes in anthropometric dimensions were modest, Yakut men and women experienced significant increases in total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol from summer to winter. These results also suggest that while Yakut individuals with greater subsistence participation are more buffered from adverse seasonal changes in cholesterol levels, they may be at a greater risk for winter increases in blood pressure. Furthermore, the interactions between lifestyle and seasonal change in metabolic health appear to differ between Yakut women and men. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 28:868-878, 2016. © 2016Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Historical data state that different pandemics have seriously impacted this region in the past, and the mortality rates were relatively high as compared to the South Polar Region ( Arctic Council, 2020 ). Arctic region also hosts huge, vulnerable elderly persons, and most of them suffer from diabetes ( Jørgensen, 2010 ). Besides, the remote part of the Arctic region can only be accessed either by air or sea as surface transportation is relatively low and difficult.…”

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