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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38327212/emerging-evidence-on-selenoneine-and-its-public-health-relevance-in-coastal-populations-a-review-and-case-study-of-dietary-se-among-inuit-populations-in-the-canadian-arctic
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REVIEW
Matthew Little, Adel Achouba, Pierre Ayotte, Mélanie Lemire
Selenium is an essential mineral yet both deficiency and excess are associated with adverse health effects. Dietary intake of Se in humans varies greatly between populations due to food availability, dietary preferences, and local geological and ecosystem processes impacting Se accumulation into agricultural products and animal populations. We argue there is a need to evaluate and reconsider the relevance of public health recommendations on Se given recent evidence, including the metabolic pathways and health implications of Se...
February 8, 2024: Nutrition Research Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38314517/ethnic-differences-in-ct-derived-abdominal-body-composition-measures-a-comparative-retrospect-pilot-study-between-european-and-inuit-study-population
#22
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mia Solholt Godthaab Brath, Marina Sahakyan, Esben Bolvig Mark, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Lasse Riis Østergaard, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Marit Eika Jørgensen
Understanding ethnic variations in body composition is crucial for assessing health risks. Universal models may not suit all ethnicities, and there is limited data on the Inuit population. This study aimed to compare body composition between Inuit and European adults using computed tomography (CT) scans and to investigate the influence of demographics on these measurements. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 50 adults (29 Inuit and 21 European) who underwent standard trauma CT scans. Measurements focused on skeletal muscle index (SMI), various fat indices, and densities at the third lumbar vertebra level, analyzed using the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test and multiple linear regression...
December 2024: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38310319/migration-timing-and-marine-space-use-of-an-anadromous-arctic-fish-arctic-char-salvelinus-alpinus-revealed-by-local-spatial-statistics-and-network-analysis
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rosie Smith, Eric Hitkolok, Tracey Loewen, Amanda Dumond, Heidi Swanson
BACKGROUND: The ice-free season (typically late-June to early-October) is crucial for anadromous species of fish in the Arctic, including Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus), which must acquire adequate resources for growth, reproduction, and survival during a brief period of feeding in the marine environment. Arctic Char is an important food fish for Inuit communities across the Arctic. Understanding drivers and patterns of migration in the marine environment is thus essential for conservation and management of the species...
February 3, 2024: Movement Ecology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38307906/use-of-stable-isotopes-to-reveal-trophic-relationships-and-transmission-of-a-food-borne-pathogen
#24
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Émilie Bouchard, Michaël Bonin, Rajnish Sharma, Adrián Hernández-Ortiz, Géraldine-G Gouin, Audrey Simon, Patrick Leighton, Emily Jenkins
Predators in food webs are valuable sentinel species for zoonotic and multi-host pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii. This protozoan parasite is ubiquitous in warm-blooded vertebrates, and can have serious adverse effects in immunocompromised hosts and foetuses. In northern ecosystems, T. gondii is disproportionately prevalent in Inuit people and wildlife, in part due to multiple routes of transmission. We combined data on T. gondii infection in foxes from Nunavik (northern Québec, Canada) with stable isotope data tracking trophic relationships between foxes and several of their main prey species...
February 2, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38297918/food-insecurity-and-its-association-with-multiple-health-outcomes-among-indigenous-peoples-in-canada-the-buffering-role-of-culture-based-resources
#25
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lei Chai
OBJECTIVES: Despite growing interest in the health disparities associated with food insecurity, research focusing on Indigenous peoples has been limited, especially in studies using nationally representative samples. This study investigates the association between food insecurity and various health outcomes - self-rated general and mental health, chronic health conditions, suicidal ideation, and obesity - among Indigenous peoples in Canada. It also explores the potential moderating effects of culture-based resources, which include cultural identity affect, cultural group belonging, cultural engagement, and cultural exploration...
January 31, 2024: Ethnicity & Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38295364/prevalence-and-determinants-of-insufficient-vitamin-d-status-in-young-canadian-inuit-children-from-nunavik
#26
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Huguette Turgeon O'Brien, Doris Gagné, Rosanne Blanchet, Carole Vézina
Background: Vitamin D deficiency has reached pandemic levels affecting over one billion people worldwide. However, limited data is available on the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D status of Canadian Indigenous children and no study has been reported in Inuit children from Nunavik. Aim: Therefore, using data collected between 2006 and 2010, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and main determinants of insufficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s25(OH)D) concentrations in Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik...
January 31, 2024: Nutrition and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38294233/the-association-between-long-term-ddt-or-dde-exposures-and-an-altered-sperm-epigenome-a-cross-sectional-study-of-greenlandic-inuit-and-south-african-vhavenda-men
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ariane Lismer, Xiaojian Shao, Marie-Charlotte Dumargne, Christine Lafleur, Romain Lambrot, Donovan Chan, Gunnar Toft, Jens Peter Bonde, Amanda J MacFarlane, Riana Bornman, Natalie Aneck-Hahn, Sean Patrick, Janice M Bailey, Christiaan de Jager, Vanessa Dumeaux, Jacquetta M Trasler, Sarah Kimmins
BACKGROUND: The organochlorine dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is banned worldwide owing to its negative health effects. It is exceptionally used as an insecticide for malaria control. Exposure occurs in regions where DDT is applied, as well as in the Arctic, where its endocrine disrupting metabolite, <mml:math xmlns:mml="https://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>p</mml:mi><mml:mi>'</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> - dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (<mml:math xmlns:mml="https://www...
January 2024: Environmental Health Perspectives
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38267205/correction-normative-data-on-cardiovascular-autonomic-function-in-greenlandic-inuit
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
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January 24, 2024: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38249848/frameworks-guidelines-and-tools-to-develop-a-learning-health-system-for-indigenous-health-an-environmental-scan-for-canada
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emma Rice, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Jinfan Qiang, Lynn Henderson, Tammy MacLean, Justin Rhoden, Abigail Simms, Sterling Stutz
INTRODUCTION: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) peoples experience systemic health disparities within Ontario's healthcare system. Learning health systems (LHS) is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary area with the potential to address these inequitable health outcomes through a comprehensive health system that draws on science, informatics, incentives, and culture for ongoing innovation and improvement. However, global literature is in its infancy with grounding theories and principles still emerging...
January 2024: Learning Health Systems
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38231467/the-qanuilirpitaa-2017-nunavik-health-survey-design-methods-and-lessons-learned
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pierre Ayotte, Susie Gagnon, Mylène Riva, Gina Muckle, Denis Hamel, Richard E Bélanger, Christopher Fletcher, Christopher Furgal, Aimée Dawson, Chantal Galarneau, Mélanie Lemire, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Elena Labranche, Lucy Grey, Marie Rochette, Françoise Bouchard
OBJECTIVE: To depict the design, methods, sociodemographic characteristics of the population, and lessons learned during the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey, the third major health survey to be conducted among youth and adults residing in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada). METHODS: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 is a cross-sectional survey that served to update information regarding various aspects of physical health, mental health, and general well-being of Nunavimmiut...
January 17, 2024: Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38158518/our-health-counts-examining-associations-between-colonialism-and-ever-being-incarcerated-among-first-nations-inuit-and-m%C3%A3-tis-people-in-london-thunder-bay-and-toronto-canada
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nicole M Muir, Michael Rotondi, Raman Brar, Nooshin Khobzi Rotondi, Cheryllee Bourgeois, Brian Dokis, Michael Hardy, Raglan Maddox, Janet Smylie
OBJECTIVES: Indigenous peoples have a disproportionately high prevalence of incarceration in the Canadian justice system. However, there is limited Indigenous-driven research examining colonialism and the justice system, specifically associations between racism, externally imposed family disruptions, and history of ever being incarcerated. Therefore, this study examined the association between the proportion of previous incarceration and family disruption, experiences of racism, and victimization for Indigenous adults in London, Thunder Bay, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
December 29, 2023: Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38151919/screen-time-and-socioemotional-and-behavioural-difficulties-among-indigenous-children-in-canada
#32
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sawayra Owais, Maria B Ospina, Camron Ford, Troy Hill, Calan D Savoy, Ryan Van Lieshout
OBJECTIVES: To describe screen time levels and determine their association with socioemotional and behavioural difficulties among preschool-aged First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children. METHOD: Data were taken from the Aboriginal Children's Survey, a nationally representative survey of 2-5-year-old Indigenous children in Canada. Socioemotional and behavioural difficulties were defined using parent/guardian reports on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire...
December 27, 2023: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38128600/assessment-of-persistent-organic-pollutants-in-killer-whales-orcinus-orca-of-the-canadian-arctic-implications-for-subsistence-consumption-and-conservation-strategies
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jean-Pierre Desforges, Steven H Ferguson, Anaïs Remili, Melissa A McKinney, Cortney A Watt, Cory J D Matthews
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) historically restricted to certain Arctic regions due to extensive sea ice have recently been documented farther north and for longer durations in the Canadian Arctic. These apex predators accumulate high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentration and profile of POPs in killer whales of the Canadian Arctic, thus determining potential risks for Inuit communities if consumed. Biopsies were collected from 33 killer whales across areas of the Canadian Arctic between 2009 and 2021...
December 19, 2023: Environmental Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38113483/the-effect-of-sucrase-isomaltase-deficiency-on-metabolism-food-intake-and-preferences-protocol-for-a-dietary-intervention-study
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ninna Karsbæk Senftleber, Kristine Skøtt Pedersen, Cecilie Schnoor Jørgensen, Hanne Pedersen, Marie Mathilde Bjerg Christensen, Emilie Kabel Madsen, Kristine Andersen, Emil Jørsboe, Matthew Paul Gillum, Michael Bom Frøst, Torben Hansen, Marit Eika Jørgensen
In Greenland, traditional marine foods are increasingly being replaced by sucrose- and starch-rich foods. A knock-out c.273_274delAG variant in the sucrase-isomaltase ( SI ) gene is relatively common in Greenland, with homozygous carriers being unable to digest sucrose and some starch. The variant is associated with a healthier metabolic phenotype in Greenlanders, which is confirmed by SI -knockout mice. We aim to assess if the healthy phenotype is explained by metabolic and microbial differences and if food and taste preferences differ between SI -genotypes...
December 2023: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38105644/-the-needle-is-already-ready-to-go-communities-and-health-care-professionals-perceptions-of-routine-vaccination-in-nunavik-canada
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Eve Dubé, Marie-Pierre Renaud, Marie-Claude Lyonnais, Catherine Pelletier, Christopher Fletcher
Inuit living in the northern region of Nunavik continue to experience significant health inequalities, which are rooted in colonialism that still have repercussions on their health-related perceptions and practices, including vaccination. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and determinants of routine vaccination among the Inuit of Nunavik by describing factors influencing vaccination decisions from the perspective of community members and health professionals. Semi-structured interviews focusing on the perception of vaccination and experience with vaccination and health services were conducted with 18 Inuit and 11 non-Inuit health professionals...
December 2024: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38087185/first-nations-and-inuit-mental-health-and-the-non-insured-health-benefits-program-urgent-priorities-for-evaluation
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nicole Santos Dunn, Jordan McVittie, Jeffrey Ansloos, Anik Obomsawin, Sara Azarshahi
The mental health needs and disparities facing First Nations and Inuit in Canada far exceed those of the general population and yet accessing culturally safe care remains a serious challenge. One means for accessing mental health care is through the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) mental health counselling program run by Indigenous Services Canada. However, evaluations of the efficacy of the NIHB's mental health counselling program remain entirely absent in the academic literature and this is startling given that this program receives significant federal funding to care for a population that experiences extreme marginalization...
December 12, 2023: Canadian Journal of Public Health. Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38029046/frozen-in-time-a-focused-review-of-autism-prevalence-in-canadian-indigenous-communities
#37
REVIEW
Yvette Hus
The unprecedented global continuous rise in autism prevalence is often referred to as a Pandemic while its parallel cost increase to society portrays a Tsunami . Autism data originates mostly from industrialized High-Income geopolitical regions in Europe, North America, and Asian regions. Although efforts to determine autism data from regions in Low and Mid- economies are ongoing, prevalence information from geographically remote and economically vulnerable communities within the privileged regions is largely undetermined, as is the case of the Canadian Indigenous communities, the First Nations, Inuit , and Métis highlighted in this focused review...
2023: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37992407/treatment-of-glioblastoma-in-greenlandic-patients
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Simone Frandsen, Alice Juhl Pedersen, Ole Gredal, Søren Møller, Uka Wilhjelm Geissler, Dorte Schou Nørøxe
Glioblastoma (GBM), WHO grade IV, is the most common primary malignant brain tumour among adults with a devastating overall survival of 14-22 months. Standard treatment of GBM includes maximum safe resection, radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ), given over a period of approximately 9 months. Treatment and follow-up for Greenlandic patients with GBM are managed at Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen. Greenlandic GBM patients, therefore, travel back and forth to RH, often unaccompanied, and challenged by cognitive failure or other symptoms from their disease and/or treatment...
December 2023: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37992403/are-sport-and-traditional-inuit-games-identified-as-tools-in-current-inuit-suicide-prevention-strategies-a-content-analysis
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hannah Frazer, Audrey R Giles
Eekeeluak Avalak, an 18-year-old Inuk wrestler who won the first-ever gold medal for Nunavut at the Canada Summer Games in 2022, dedicated his win to his late brother who died by suicide in 2015. Avalak openly attributed sport - specifically wrestling - to saving his own life. This story raises important questions about the role of sport and traditional games in Inuit suicide prevention strategies. Few studies have examined the role of sport or traditional games in Inuit suicide prevention strategies. In an attempt to reduce Inuit suicide rates, in addition to the National Inuit Prevention Strategy, three of the four land claim regions that constitute Inuit Nunangat have suicide prevention strategies...
December 2023: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37943756/shallow-subtidal-marine-benthic-communities-of-nachvak-fjord-nunatsiavut-labrador-a-glimpse-into-species-composition-and-drivers-of-their-distribution
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alan M Friedlander, Enric Ballesteros, Alyssa M Adler, Whitney Goodell, Ryan Jenkinson, Jennie A Knopp, Christopher D H Thompson, Molly Timmers, Cameron A J Walsh, Enric Sala
Marine fjords along the northern Labrador coast of Arctic Canada are influenced by freshwater, nutrients, and sediment inputs from ice fields and rivers. These ecosystems, further shaped by both Atlantic and Arctic water masses, are important habitats for fishes, marine mammals, seabirds, and marine invertebrates and are vital to the Labrador Inuit who have long depended on these areas for sustenance. Despite their ecological and socio-cultural importance, these marine ecosystems remain largely understudied...
2023: PloS One
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