Higher Incidence Of Diabetes In Native-Americans Linked To Fat-Hoarding Genes Likely Developed Due To The Nature Of Ancient Feasts
Why do Native Americans experience high rates of diabetes? A common theory is that they possess fat-hoarding “thrifty genes” left over from their ancestors – genes that were required for survival during ancient cycles of feast and famine, but that now contribute to the disease in a modern world of more fatty and sugary diets…
July 25, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ancestors, diabetes, disease, experience-high, left-over, modern-world, more-fatty, native, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-disease, thrifty-genes
International Collaborations On Pathogen Detection Technologies Ensure Imported Beef Trim Is Safe To Eat
Burgers, meat loaf and other lean ground beef favorites may be made from “trim,” the meat that’s left over after steaks and roasts have been carved from a side of beef. A study conducted several years ago to ensure that imported beef trim is safe to eat has led to an ongoing collaboration between U.S…
April 6, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: after-steaks, diet, lean, lean-ground, left-over, meat-loaf, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, ongoing-collaboration, several-years, study-conducted, the-meat
