Diet and physical activity in Greenland: genetic interactions and associations with obesity and diabetes
Ninna Senftleber, Maria Overvad, Inger Katrine Dahl‐Petersen, Peter Bjerregaard, Marit E. Jørgensen
Abstract
The Inuit in Greenland have gone through dramatic lifestyle changes during the last half century. More time is spent being sedentary and imported foods replaces traditional foods like seal and whale. The population has also experienced a rapid growth in obesity and metabolic disturbances and diabetes is today common despite being almost unknown few decades ago. In this paper, we describe and discuss the role of lifestyle changes and genetics for Inuit metabolic health. Novelty: Cardiometabolic disease risk has increased in Greenland. Lifestyle changes and possibly gene-lifestyle interactions play a role.
Topics & Concepts
ObesitySedentary lifestylePhysical activityDiabetes mellitusMetabolic syndromeMedicineDiseaseNoveltyGerontologyPopulationEnvironmental healthDemographyEndocrinologyInternal medicinePhysical therapyPsychologySocial psychologySociologyDiet and metabolism studiesNutritional Studies and DietAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact