A new study by the University of Saskatchewan shows that the prevalence of diabetes in First Nations females has increased astronomically.
According to APTN news, over the last 25 years diabetes has increased 400 percent over the last 25 years.
Dr. Roland Dyck and Nathaniel Osgood from the Indigenous People’s Health Research Centre used data from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health for the study.
The study followed diabetes in children over those 25 years and the results showed that First Nations girls were the hardest hit in any group with the numbers climbing steadily over that period.
The study cited the consumption unhealthy food and reduced physical activity in First Nations girls as a reason for the extreme increase in diabetes. These are major contributing factors in First Nations populations in instances of diabetes prior to adulthood.
This particular study’s research covers a longer time period than any other childhood diabetes study conducted in Canadian history.
