When the Eskimo Comes to Town

Fatty Acid Composition of Plasma, Erythrocytes and Adipose: Their Correlations and Effects of Age and Sex

“…A number of dietary factors are involved in the pathogenesis of cholesterol cholelithiasis [34,35]. It has been reported that populations consuming a diet rich in n-3 FUPA exhibit a low incidence of cholesterol cholelithiasis [36]. In our study, the patients with cholesterol gallstones showed a significantly lower level of EPA in the plasma and erythrocyte PL fraction than those in the other patients.…”

Comparison of the epidemiology of acne vulgaris among Caucasian, Asian, Continental Indian and African American women

“…Some studies have shown that non-westernized societies have a lower prevalence of acne, [21][22][23][24] and suggested that the hyperinsulinemic diet in western societies trigger an endocrine response promoting unregulated tissue growth and enhanced androgen synthesis. 25 Consistent with this hypothesis, our study found that Asian women from Los Angeles had a higher prevalence of acne than those from Japan, which may suggest an environmental aetiology.…”

Significance of diet in treated and untreated acne vulgaris

“…Absence of acne in these populations could be conditioned by genetic and environmental factors [ 14 ]. However an epidemiological study conducted by Schaefer in 1971, who studied native Inuit population living in northern Canada for almost 30 years [ 26 ] and subsequent Bendiner's reports [ 27 ] showed that in this population there was no case of acne when they lived and were fed in a traditional way [ 22 ]. It was only after introduction of Western habits, such as an increased consumption of sweet soda, beef, dairy products and processed foods, acne lesions were diagnosed in the Inuit population [ 20 ].…”