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Alaska Natives experience significantly higher rates of diabetes compared to the general population, as evidenced by statistical data [1], [2], and [3], and are noted to have a higher genetic and environmental predisposition to the condition [4], [5], and [6].
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Indigenous Foods: a Path to Healthy Living nicoa.org 5 facts
claimDiabetes and obesity were very rare among American Indians and Alaska Natives approximately 100 years ago.
claimAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) have a higher predisposition to developing obesity and diabetes compared to the general population.
claimAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives are twice as likely to die from diabetes as the general population, with untreated consequences including amputations, blindness, and death.
measurementMore than 16% of American Indians and Alaska Natives have diabetes, which is a rate more than twice as high as that of the general United States population.
measurementAmong American Indian and Alaska Native Elders, 30% (nearly 1 in 3) have diabetes.
Indigenous Foods - National Indian Council on Aging nicoa.org 4 facts
measurement30 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native elders have diabetes.
claimAmerican Indian and Alaska Native populations have a predisposition to obesity and diabetes, though these conditions were historically rare among these groups.
measurementAmerican Indian and Alaska Native people are twice as likely to die from diabetes compared to the general population.
claimDiet, exercise, and genetic predisposition are contributing factors to the high rates of diabetes and obesity among American Indian and Alaska Native elders.