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A study says First Nations girls face higher rates of diabetes than any other children in Saskatchewan.
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan looked at data from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and were able to track the rate of diabetes in both First Nations and non-aboriginal populations in Saskatchewan from 1980 to 2005.
They found that diabetes more than tripled among First Nations youth, while increasing by less than two times in other young people. There was an almost four-fold increase among First Nations girls.
The researchers looked at the numbers, but did not specifically look at why the diabetes rate shot up.
"There just aren't any easy answers because we don't know all the factors that relate to this," said Dr. Roland Dyck, one of the researchers.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/ar...-saskatchewan-aboriginal-youth-163035946.html
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan looked at data from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and were able to track the rate of diabetes in both First Nations and non-aboriginal populations in Saskatchewan from 1980 to 2005.
They found that diabetes more than tripled among First Nations youth, while increasing by less than two times in other young people. There was an almost four-fold increase among First Nations girls.
The researchers looked at the numbers, but did not specifically look at why the diabetes rate shot up.
"There just aren't any easy answers because we don't know all the factors that relate to this," said Dr. Roland Dyck, one of the researchers.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/ar...-saskatchewan-aboriginal-youth-163035946.html