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Exposure to famine, or more generally malnutrition, is linked with diabetes and heart disease. Exposure to DDT effects epigenetic changes, resulting in predisp
by klyrs 4y ago
Exposure to famine, or more generally malnutrition, is linked with diabetes and heart disease. Exposure to DDT effects epigenetic changes, resulting in predisposition to obesity. It's hard to believe that generations of oppression inflicted on black and indigenous Americans wouldn't have a lasting impact. Especially given the prevalence of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in those populations.
https://heart.bmj.com/content/84/6/595 https://heart.bmj.com/content/84/6/595
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428621/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428621/
https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-diabetes-incidence https://www.thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-diabetes-incidence
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124473/