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.

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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
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spelling ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/bd5b6156-768d-4aa4-bef6-926bce591c59 2024-05-19T07:41:13+00:00 Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence? Bjerregaard, Peter Young, T Kue Hegele, Robert A 2003-02 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/bd5b6156-768d-4aa4-bef6-926bce591c59 https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00364-7 eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/bd5b6156-768d-4aa4-bef6-926bce591c59 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Bjerregaard , P , Young , T K & Hegele , R A 2003 , ' Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence? ' , Atherosclerosis , vol. 166 , no. 2 , pp. 351-357 . https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00364-7 Adult Age Distribution Aged Alaska Canada Cardiovascular Diseases Female Greenland Humans Incidence Inuits Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Risk Assessment Sex Distribution Survival Rate article 2003 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00364-7 2024-05-01T00:19:04Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland inuit inuits Alaska University of Southern Denmark Research Portal Atherosclerosis 166 2 351 357
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topic Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Alaska
Canada
Cardiovascular Diseases
Female
Greenland
Humans
Incidence
Inuits
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
spellingShingle Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Alaska
Canada
Cardiovascular Diseases
Female
Greenland
Humans
Incidence
Inuits
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
Bjerregaard, Peter
Young, T Kue
Hegele, Robert A
Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
topic_facet Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Alaska
Canada
Cardiovascular Diseases
Female
Greenland
Humans
Incidence
Inuits
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
description 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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Young, T Kue
Hegele, Robert A
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title Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
title_short Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
title_full Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
title_fullStr Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
title_full_unstemmed Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?
title_sort low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the inuit--what is the evidence?
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url https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/bd5b6156-768d-4aa4-bef6-926bce591c59
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