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The double puzzle of diabetes

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  • Jared Diamond

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Why is the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus now exploding in most populations, but not in Europeans? The genetic and evolutionary consequences of geographical differences in food history may provide the answer.

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  • Jared Diamond, 2003. "The double puzzle of diabetes," Nature, Nature, vol. 423(6940), pages 599-602, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:423:y:2003:i:6940:d:10.1038_423599a
    DOI: 10.1038/423599a
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