Diabetes in Aborigines and other Australian populations

1 December 1992

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Australian Journal of Public Health

Vol. 16 (4) , 340-349
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1992.tb00079.x

Abstract

The aetiology of diabetes mellitus is reviewed in the light of Australian epidemiological studies. The prevalence of diabetes has been studied in a wide variety of Australian settings. Comparisons of prevalences in Aborigines and other populations suggest that occurrence of this disease has both genetic and environmental determinants. Diet and obesity are associated with diabetes, but to increase physical exercise may be the most feasible intervention. Public health approaches are discussed.

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