Globally, the number of people with diabetes mellitus has quadrupled in the past three
decades, and diabetes mellitus is the ninth major cause of death. About 1 in 11 adults …

Objective To present a comprehensive review of the association between measures of body
weight, waist, and fat, and different ratios of these measures, and the risk of type 2 diabetes …

Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of glucose intolerance, hypertension,
dyslipidemia and central obesity with insulin resistance as the source of pathogenesis …

Trials have demonstrated the preventability of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modifications
or drugs in people with impaired glucose tolerance. However, alternative ways of identifying …

A diet rich in fibre seems to protect against the metabolic syndrome (MetS), but there is
scarce information about the role of fibre intake in patients with the MetS and diabetes. The …

Indigenous populations in Canada are heavily affected by the burden of obesity, and certain
communities, such as First Nations on reserve, are not included in the sampling framework …

Background To investigate differences in the performance of the Finnish Diabetes Risk
Score (FINDRISC) as a screening tool for glucose abnormalities after shifting from glucose …

Around the globe, diabetes incidence and prevalence rates are several times higher among
Indigenous peoples compared to the general population (1). In Canada, Aboriginal peoples …

Background: Expanding evidence indicates that apolipoprotein B (apo B) is superior to LDL
cholesterol as a marker of vascular disease. Although traditional lipid measures are known …

The Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project (SLHDP) was initiated in 1991 as a
partnership between Sandy Lake First Nation and researchers interested in addressing the …