The influence of persistent organic pollutants in the traditional Inuit diet on markers of inflammation.

Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are high in Inuit living predominately on the traditional marine diet. Adverse effects of POPs include disruption of the immune system and cardiovascular diseases that are frequent in Greenland Inuit. We aimed to assess the association between e...

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Published in:PLOS ONE
Main Authors: L K Schæbel, E C Bonefeld-Jørgensen, H Vestergaard, S Andersen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
Subjects:
Medicine
R
Science
Q
Arctic
Greenland
Nuuk
East Greenland
greenlandic
inuit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177781
https://doaj.org/article/9cbb216c7f7b4570b87f827306a46d2c

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