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The modern Western diet is identified as a primary driver of diabetes, with George Armelagos noting that the hunter-gatherer genotype struggles with the high carbohydrate content of these diets [1]. Furthermore, processed modern diets are explicitly linked to the development of chronic conditions like diabetes [2], and environmental shifts caused by modern dietary trends are associated with a surge in diabetes cases [3].
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Evolutionary Eating — What We Can Learn From Our Primitive Past todaysdietitian.com 1 fact
claimGeorge Armelagos asserts that the hunter-gatherer genotype, when exposed to abundant carbohydrates in modern diets, leads to health issues such as diabetes.
How the intersection of modern diets, climate, and food systems is ... medicalxpress.com 1 fact
claimHighly processed modern diets are linked to chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and poor mental health.
Implications of the Western Diet for Agricultural Production, Health ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimModern diet trends contribute to increased greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) and rising temperatures, which in turn create a surge in the number of diabetes cases.