This editorial review focuses on nutrition as a factor for the rise of American Indian
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. Based on the Strong Heart Dietary Study,
Phase II (SHDS-II), Stang and colleagues (
1
) found that nutrient intakes varied little between the three American Indian populations
in Arizona, Oklahoma, and the Dakotas and the national averages of the third National
Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES III). Although they recommend increases in dietary
intake of B vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients to reduce CVD, the dietary data
did not account for the dramatic increase in heart disease or diabetes. Building on
these findings, this editorial suggests new research questions, methodological refinements,
and policy implications for future nutritional research.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Biography
D. Wiedman is an associate professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Florida International University, Miami.
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