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Literally 100% of adults in the Pima tribe have type 2 diabetes.

It's a guaranteed, inevitable trait. It's gotta be the fry bread.

>>8934579

simple carbs are disastrous for native americans.

i've heard literally every adult (yes, 100%) of the pima tribe has type 2 diabetes. that fry bread fucked them up badly.

the pimas sure aren't eating their indigenous diet. and the tribe is in crisis mode 'cause they eat nothing but white people food.

according to an epidemiologist i know, almost 100% of them will develop type 2 diabetes at some point.

the internet says only half of pima adults have diabetes, but it's actually way worse than that. more like 90% of adults.

>NIDDK research conducted on the Pima Indians for the past 30 years has helped scientists prove that obesity is a major risk factor in the development of diabetes. One-half of adult Pima Indians have diabetes and 95% of those with diabetes are overweight

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/pima/obesity/obesity.htm