Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?

The notion that the incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is low among the Inuit subsisting on a traditional marine diet has attained axiomatic status. The scientific evidence for this is weak and rests on early clinical evidence and uncertain mortality statistics.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Atherosclerosis
Main Authors: Bjerregaard, Peter, Young, T Kue, Hegele, Robert A
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Alaska
Canada
Cardiovascular Diseases
Female
Greenland
Humans
Incidence
Inuits
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
inuit
inuits
Online Access:https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/bd5b6156-768d-4aa4-bef6-926bce591c59
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00364-7
Description
Summary:The notion that the incidence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is low among the Inuit subsisting on a traditional marine diet has attained axiomatic status. The scientific evidence for this is weak and rests on early clinical evidence and uncertain mortality statistics.

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