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“…Inuit hunters and elders also documented the use of sea ice and shallow water as prey refugia. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The Inuit in Greenland have a high average consumption of marine species and are highly exposed to methylmercury, which in other studies has been related to hypertension. …”
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“…OBJECTIVES: Health Canada's Program for Climate Change and Health Adaptation in Northern First Nation and Inuit Communities is unique among Canadian federal programs in that it enables community-based participatory research by northern communities. …”
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“…Following our results, based on population studies conducted in Greenland and Northern Canada, that Nunavik Inuit were thrice as highly exposed to dietary trans-fat as were Greenlandic Inuit, and that the biological levels found in Nunavik were already associated with deleterious blood lipid profiles, we decided to engage in translational activities. …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: The rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus among Inuit is 12·2 % in individuals over 50 years of age, similar to the Canadian prevalence. …”
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“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the influence of individual-level and community-level SES on systolic and diastolic blood pressure among Greenlandic Inuit. METHODS: Multilevel analysis of cross-sectional data from the Inuit Health in Transition – Greenland Survey, to which 3,108 Greenlandic Inuit aged 18 years and older participated. …”
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“…The present study examined the associations between serum levels of POPs and breast cancer with focus on the highly exposed Greenlandic Inuit population. METHODS: The study design was a case-control study of Inuit women from Greenland. …”
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“…This study describes the psychometric evaluation of a modified Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), developed for mixed economies, to assess food insecurity among pregnant Inuit women. METHODS: The HFIAS was administered to 130 pregnant women in Nunavik (Arctic region of Quebec), Canada. …”
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“…Background: Inuit in Canada have experienced dietary changes over recent generations, but how this relates to psychological distress has not been investigated. …”
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“…INTRODUCTION: Inuit Nunangat is the Inuit homeland in Canada. It is comprised of four Inuit regions. …”
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“…Restricted access to caribou may negatively impact the nutrition and health of Inuit communities. METHODS: We used data from the Inuit Health Survey, a cross-sectional survey of 2550 Inuit adults in thirty-six communities across northern Canada (conducted in 2007–2008) to examine the relationship between caribou consumption, hemoglobin (Hb), and blood biomarkers of nutrient intake and contaminant exposure. …”
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“…This case–control study evaluated blood methylation level of two repetitive elements and selected breast cancer‐related genes in relation to breast cancer risk, and the associations with serum level of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and breast cancer risk factors in Greenlandic Inuit. DNA methylation was determined using bisulphite pyrosequencing in blood from 74 breast cancer cases and 80 controls. …”
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“…Inuit in Canada experience greater social and economic inequities than the general Canadian population. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health problem in Inuit communities across Canada, with an annual incidence rate in 2017 that was nearly 300 times higher than in Canadian-born non-Indigenous individuals. …”
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“…Background: Research shows that unhealthy diets and low physical activity are associated with high rates of obesity-linked chronic diseases amongst Nunavut Inuit. To provide contextual insights and deepen our understanding of the factors that underlie these lifestyle choices, we explored the perspectives of Nunavut Inuit on the barriers and enablers of healthy diets and physical activity participation in the community of Iqaluit. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The National Inuit Strategy on Research focuses on advancing Inuit governance in research, increasing ownership over data and building capacity. …”
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“…Placenta and cord blood samples were obtained from 35 Inuit women and 30 women from a southern Québec community exposed to background levels of organochlorines. …”
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