The double puzzle of diabetes

Jared Diamond ()
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Jared Diamond: University of California

Nature, 2003, vol. 423, issue 6940, 599-602

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2003
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