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<[email hidden]> Matti Narkia
Quoted message said:7 Sep 2005 19:48:12 -0700 in article
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Quoted post said:WHO HAS THE SHORTEST LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE WORLD?
The Inuit of Alaska, Greenland, Iceland have the shortest life
expectancies in the world and have had for over 150 years.
Please provide some references to support this claim. You must have some
statistics about the life expectancy of inuit to make such a claim.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:It is rare
for an Inuit male eating only animal protein and fat to live over the
late 50's. Conversely the longest life expectancies are in the
centenarian vegetarian tribes
(Villcabamba of Ecuador, Hunzas of Tibet, Azerbaijans of the Caucusus,
monasteries in India). (Source: National Geographic Jan 73)
http://www.veganmd.org
There are no inuit in Iceland. Traditional inuit's leading causes of death
were accidents and infectious diseases. Their life was full of dangers and
medical care was poor. But they had less chronic degenerative diseases such
as coronary heart disease, cancer and diabetes than any other tribe or
country.
According to the page
Leading Cause of Death for Inuit (Percentage) 1988-1993
<http://www.itk.ca/health/cancer-registry-graph01.php>
the most common cause of death for inuit in 1988-1993 was accidents (28%).
In earlier times, when life was even more dangerous, the percentage could
have been even higher.
Information about the health of inuit can be found for example from the
following web pages and references:
ScienCentral: Native Diet
sciencentral.comview.php3Open ↗
"... Scientists studying the Inuit in the 1970s found that
as a group, they suffered much less than their European
counterparts from certain diseases, such as coronary heart
disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes mellitus. Yet
their diet was very high in fat from eating foods like
whale, seal, and salmon. Discover Magazine called this the
"Inuit Paradox."
The solution to the paradox may lie in the fact that not
all fat is created equal. "[The Inuit] ate a lot of marine
animals, like walruses and seals, whales and so forth, and
the blubber of these animals is a very high source of
monounsaturated fat,"says Cordain. "So if you contrast the
Inuit diet to the Western diet, it actually turns out to
be lower in saturated fat— very high in fat, but high in
healthful fat, monounsaturates and polyunsaturates, high
in a specific type of polyunsaturates called omega-3 fatty
acids that come from the marine food chain."
Cordain says that while the Inuit diet is not optimal,
there are a few things we can learn from it. "Let's take
the good of the Inuit, the lean protein, the good
fats…minimize refined cereal, the refined sugars, and
increase the fruit and vegetables in our diet," he says,
adding that the single most important thing we can do in
our diets is increase the omega-3 fatty acids, which are
found in many oily fish. ..."
The Inuit Paradox
How can people who gorge on fat and rarely see a vegetable be healthier than
we are?
By Patricia Gadsby
Photography by Leon Steele
DISCOVER Vol. 25 No. 10 | October 2004 | Biology & Medicine
<http://www.discover.com/issues/oct-04/features/inuit-paradox/>
Orsoq
Eat Meat and Blubber from Sea Mammals and avoid Cardiovascular disease.
<http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Culture/or-ea-me.htm>
O'Keefe JH Jr, Harris WS.
From Inuit to implementation: omega-3 fatty acids come of age.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2000 Jun;75(6):607-14. Review.
PMID: 10852422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10852422>
"During the past 25 years, the cardiovascular effects of
marine omega-3 (omega-3) fatty acids have been the subject
of increasing investigation. In the late 1970s,
epidemiological studies revealed that Greenland Inuits had
substantially reduced rates of acute myocardial infarction
compared with Western control subjects. These observations
generated more than 4,500 studies to explore this and
other effects of omega-3 fatty acids on human metabolism
and health. From epidemiology to cell culture and animal
studies to randomized controlled trials, the
cardioprotective effects of omega-3 fatty acids are
becoming recognized. ..."
Bjerregaard P, Mulvad G, Pedersen HS.
Cardiovascular risk factors in Inuit of Greenland.
Int J Epidemiol. 1997 Dec;26(6):1182-90.
PMID: 9447397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9447397>
<http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/26/6/1182>
"... CONCLUSIONS: In spite of an increased westernization of the
Greenlanders' lifestyle and a high prevalence of several cardiovascular
risk factors, mortality from IHD is still low. ..."
Henzen C.
[Fish oil--healing principle in the Eskimo diet?]
Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1995 Jan 3;84(1):11-5. German.
PMID: 7839038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=7839038>
"The low incidence of coronary heart disease among Eskimos
is related to their diet rich in marine fatty acids, which
contain large amounts of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty
acids, mainly eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids.
The beneficial effects on atherosclerotic vascular disease
result from favorable influence on
prostaglandin/thromboxane metabolism. Clinical studies
have also reported antiinflammatory effects."
Feskens EJ, Kromhout D.
Epidemiologic studies on Eskimos and fish intake.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Jun 14;683:9-15. Review.
PMID: 8352476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8352476>
"Chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus
are uncommon in Eskimos. ..."
Dyerberg J.
Coronary heart disease in Greenland Inuit: a paradox. Implications for
western diet patterns.
Arctic Med Res. 1989 Apr;48(2):47-54.
PMID: 2736000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=2736000>
"Epidemiologic examinations of Greenland Inuit have
disclosed a connection between high seafood intake
containing a high level of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs) and a low coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity.
Other epidemiologic studies have confirmed this
interrelation, and a biological substrate for a causal
relationship has been established. This includes a lipid
lowering effect of n-3 PUFAs and a modulatory effect on
eicosanoid metabolism, shifting platelet vessel wall
balance in an antithrombotic direction. Other metabolic
effects of n-3 PUFAs are an altered inflammatory response
to proinflammatory stimuli and a modest hypotensive
effect. These findings create a basis for controlled
clinical studies and justify, in the author's opinion,
both a mass strategy of advocating that a well-balanced
diet should include a higher use of seafood in Western
diets, and a more intensive recommendation of n-3 PUFAs in
certain high-risk patients with a heterogeneous risk-
factor profile. Among these, patients with essential
hypertension and patients undergoing reconstructive
coronary intervention are obvious candidates. A major
outcome of the research, stemming from the epidemiological
studies, is establishment of the fact that separate
attention should be paid to both the n-6 and the n-3 fatty
acids."
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Matti Narkia