Cited by 376Indigenous Health and EducationObesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

The DOI matches its Crossref record.

Effects of a Traditional Lifestyle on Obesity in Pima Indians

Ravussin, Eric, Valencia, Mauro E, Esparza, Julian, Bennett, Peter H, Schulz, Leslie O·1994·Diabetes Care

DOI 10.2337/diacare.17.9.1067

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Pima Indians of Arizona have the highest reported prevalences of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). In parallel with abrupt changes in lifestyle, these prevalences in Arizona Pimas have increased to epidemic proportions during the past decades. To assess the possible impact of the environment on the prevalences of obesity and NIDDM, data were collected on members of a population of Pima ancestry (separation 700–1,000 years ago) living in a remote mountainous location in northwestern Mexico, with a lifestyle contrasting markedly with that in Arizona. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Pima heritage was established by history and by use of Pima language. Measurements of weight, height, body fat (bio-impedance), blood pressure, plasma levels of glucose, cholesterol, and HbA1c were obtained in 19 women (36 ±13 years of age) and 16 men (48 ±14 years of age) and compared with sex-, age- and diabetes status-matched Pimas living in Arizona (10 Arizona Pimas for each Mexican Pima). RESULTS: Mexican Pimas were lighter (64.2 ± 13.9 vs. 90.2 ± 21.1 kg, P < 0.0001; means ± SD) and shorter (160 ± 8 vs. 164 ± 8 cm, P < 0.01) with lower body mass indexes (24.9 ± 4.0 vs. 33.4 ± 7.5 kg/m2, P < 0.0001) and lower plasma total cholesterol levels (146 ± 30 vs. 174 ± 31 mg/dl, P < 0.0001) than Arizona Pimas. Only two women (11%) and one man (6%) had NIDDM, contrasting with the expected prevalences of 37 and 54% in female and male Arizona Pimas, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This preliminary investigation shows that obesity, and perhaps NIDDM, is less prevalent among people of Pima heritage living a “traditional” lifestyle than among Pimas living in an “affluent” environment. These findings suggest that, despite a similar potential genetic predisposition to these conditions, a traditional lifestyle, characterized by a diet including less animal fat and more complex carbohydrates and by greater energy expenditure in physical labor, may protect against the development of cardiovascular disease risk factors, obesity, and NIDDM.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.2337/diacare.17.9.1067

Cites

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Sorted by citations

Items 201–300 of 375

[Prevalence of obesity and hyperinsulinemia: its association with serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in healthy individuals from Maracaibo, Venezuela].
Campos, G., Ryder, E., Diez‐Ewald, M., et al. (2003) · PubMed · Cited by 14
Genetics and Diabetic Renal Disease
Mogensen, C. E. (2003) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/diacare.26.5.1631 · Cited by 14
“The Pima Indians seem to have an extraordinary (genetic?) susceptibility to renal disease and diabetes not seen in Mexico, but the majority of the U.S. Pima population is extremely overweight, in contrast to the Mexican population.”
Background
Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution traits in Hispanics/Latinos from the HCHS/SOL
Justice, A. E., Young, K. L., Gogarten, S. M., Sofer, T., Graff, M., Love, S. A., Wang, Y., Klimentidis, Y. C., Cruz, M., Guo, X., et al. (2021) · Human Molecular Genetics · doi:10.1093/hmg/ddab166 · Cited by 15
Diabetes Epidemic in India-- A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Features, Management and Remedies
Kumar, K. P., Bhowmik, D., Srivastava, S., et al. (2016) · Cited by 13
Traps as treats: a traditional sticky rice snack persisting in rapidly changing Asian kitchens
Schwallier, R., de Boer, H., Visser, N., et al. (2015) · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0010-x · Cited by 12
“4% in 1996 to 15% in 2011 [47].”
Assessment of anthropometric indices among residents of Calabar, South-East Nigeria
Asuquo, O., Egbe, E., Ekwere, E., Fasanmade, O. A., & Ohwovoriole, A. E. (2014) · Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism · doi:10.4103/2230-8210.131196 · Cited by 12
“[38] The mean WC in this study was higher than that reported by Sabir [10] and males had a higher mean WC than females.”
A Fully Bayesian Logistic Regression Model for Classification of ZADA Diabetes Dataset
Hassan, M. M. (2020) · Science Journal of University of Zakho · doi:10.25271/sjuoz.2020.8.3.707 · Cited by 11
“It is worth noticing that the proposed Bayesian method has also been applied to the Pima dataset (Ravussin et al., 1994) as it is somehow similar to our ZADA dataset.”
Method
Low muscle mass – Tall and obese children
Ralt, D. (2006) · Medical Hypotheses · doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2006.05.071 · Cited by 11
La obesidad infantil se puede reducir mejor mediante actividad física vigorosa que mediante restricción calórica
Ara, I., Vicente‐Rodríguez, G., Moreno, L. A., Gutin, B., & Casajús, J. A. (2009) · Apunts Sports Medicine · doi:10.1016/s1886-6581(09)70118-5 · Cited by 11
Untitled work
(1996) · doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961001)78:7
Body weight regulation models in humans: insights for testing their validity
Fernández‐Verdejo, R., Ravussin, É., & Galgani, J. E. (2025) · Nature Reviews Endocrinology · doi:10.1038/s41574-025-01149-1 · Cited by 11
“Presumably, a high-intensity obesogenic environment prevailed in studies conducted in the USA or UK in the 1980s and 1990s 85,180,181 .”
InfluentialSelf-citation
Adaptive Genetic Variation and Population Differences
Lai, C. (2012) · Progress in molecular biology and translational science · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-398397-8.00018-6 · Cited by 10
Study Design of the Maycoba Project: Obesity and Diabetes in Mexican Pimas
Urquídez-Romero, R., Esparza‐Romero, J., Chaudhari, L. S., Begay, R. C., Giraldo, M. A., Ravussin, É., Knowler, W. C., Hanson, R. L., Bennett, P. H., Schulz, L. O., et al. (2014) · American Journal of Health Behavior · doi:10.5993/ajhb.38.3.6 · Cited by 10
Self-citation
Etiology and Treatment of Obesity in Adults and Children: Implications for the Addiction Model
Stein, R. J., O’Byrne, K. K., Suminski, R. R., Jr., & Haddock, C. K. (2000) · Drugs & Society · doi:10.1300/j023v15n01_06 · Cited by 10
[Overweight and obesity in indigenous nahuas from Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz, Mexico].
Herrera-Huerta, E. V., García-Montalvo, E. A., Méndez-Bolaina, E., et al. (2013) · PubMed · Cited by 10
The Genetic Determinants of Common Obesity-Susceptibility
Loos, R. J. F. (2011) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0965-6_10 · Cited by 9
Factores de riesgo asociados a diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en indios waraos del delta amacuro, Venezuela
Case, C., Palma, A., Brito, S., Lares, M., & Pérez, E. E. (2006) · Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) · Cited by 9
Prevalence of Diabetes and Health-Related Quality of Life among Rural-to-Urban Nong Zhuan Fei Migrants in an Urban Area of Northern China, 2013
Yan, S., Hong, X., Yu, H., YANG, Z. K., Liu, S., Quan, W., Xu, J., Zhū, L., Cheng, W., Xiao, H., et al. (2016) · Public Health Reports · doi:10.1177/003335491613100124 · Cited by 9
The Study of Human Adaptation
Frisancho, A. R. (2010) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511781193.004 · Cited by 9
Assessments of Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Food and Nutrition Systems
McCune, L. M., & Kuhnlein, H. V. (2011) · Ethnobiology · doi:10.1002/9781118015872.ch15 · Cited by 9
White Paper on the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and the Role of the Diabetes Educator
(2002) · The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care · doi:10.1177/014572170202800611 · Cited by 9
High blood pressure in urban Moroccan Sahraoui women
Rguibi, M. A., & Belahsen, R. (2007) · Journal of Hypertension · doi:10.1097/hjh.0b013e3280f31b83 · Cited by 8
Lifestyle behaviors and dyslipidemia in Argentinean native versus urban children
Hirschler, V., Maccallini, G., Aranda, C., & Molinari, C. (2012) · Clinical Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.04.020 · Cited by 8
Dietary Fat as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes
Howard, B. V. (2002) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04287.x · Cited by 8
Chronic health effects of dispossession and dietary change: Lessons from North American hunter‐gatherers
Barsh, R. L. (1999) · Medical Anthropology · doi:10.1080/01459740.1999.9966153 · Cited by 8
Evolutionary selective pressure on three mitochondrial SNPs is consistent with their influence on metabolic efficiency in Pima Indians
Chamala, S., Beckstead, W. A., Rowe, M. J., & McClellan, D. A. (2007) · International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications · doi:10.1504/ijbra.2007.015418 · Cited by 8
“However, these are now detrimental with the consumption of the highcalorie western diet, and with changes in traditional agricultural lifestyle (Knowler et al., 1991; Ravussin et al., 1994 ).”
Background
Thinness, overweight, and obesity in indigenous school children and youth in Mexico
Little, B. B., Malina, R. M., Peña-Reyes, M. E., et al. (2019) · Annals of Human Biology · doi:10.1080/03014460.2019.1674378 · Cited by 7
“The latter was attributed to change from the traditional to a westernised diet labelled “more affluent” (Ravussin et al. 1994).”
Background
Sociodemographic factors influencing island foods consumption in the Pacific Islander Health Study
Baumhofer, N. K., Panapasa, S. V., Cook, E. F., Roberto, C. A., & Williams, D. R. (2017) · Ethnicity and Health · doi:10.1080/13557858.2017.1418300 · Cited by 8
“…prevalence of diabetes mellitus between Pima Indians living in Mexico versus their counterparts living on the U.S.-side of the border suggest dietary acculturation and adoption of a Western lifestyle contribute to negative obesity-related health outcomes (Ravussin et al. 1994; Schulz et al. 2006).”
Background
Ethnic Variation in Insulin Resistance and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
McKeigue, P. (1999) · Humana Press eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-59259-716-1_2 · Cited by 7
Nutrition and cancer among American Indians and Alaska natives
Byers, T. (1996) · Cancer · doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961001)78:7+ · Cited by 7
Obesity: Global Pandemic
Kumanyika, S., Rigby, N. J., Lobstein, T., Leach, R. J., & James, W. P. T. (2009) · doi:10.1002/9781444307627.ch31 · Cited by 8
Diabetes prevention in American Indians and Alaska natives: where are we in 1994?
Gohdes, D., Schraer, C. D., & Rith-Najarian, S. J. (1996) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · doi:10.1016/s0168-8227(96)90015-7 · Cited by 7
Insulin resistance syndrome and cardiovascular disease: Genetics and connections to skeletal muscle function
Kraus, W. E. (1999) · American Heart Journal · doi:10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70044-x · Cited by 6
Obesity
Kreider, J. W., Hughes, K. C., Smeal, D. M., Hirai, T., & Manders, E. K. (1996) · Clinics in Plastic Surgery · doi:10.1016/s0094-1298(20)32563-3 · Cited by 6
Foreign- and Swedish-born diabetic patients - medical situation and quality of life
Wändell, P. E. (1999) · Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care · doi:10.1080/028134399750002575 · Cited by 6
Gene therapy for obesity
Zolotukhin, S. (2005) · Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy · doi:10.1517/14712598.5.3.347 · Cited by 6
“At first glance, the rising rate of obesity seems to be simply a consequence of modern life’s access to large amounts of palatable, high calorie food and limited physical activity [1].”
Background
Molekulare Grundlagen der Adipositas
Hebebrand, J., Hinney, A., & Oeffner, F. (2001) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-56858-9_12 · Cited by 6
Dietary Fatty Acids, Insulin Resistance, and Diabetes
Howard, B. V. (1997) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51836.x · Cited by 6
Obesity – Are we continuing to play the genetic “blame game”?
Radha, V., & Mohan, V. (2016) · Advances in Genomics and Genetics · doi:10.2147/agg.s52018 · Cited by 7
“109 There is thus an interaction between genetic and environmental factors.”
Prickly pear changes 111indium–LDL and 111indium–HDL platelet binding Correlating to improvement of platelet function in hypercholesterolemia
Oguogho, A., Efthimiou, Y., Iliopoulos, J., et al. (2010) · Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development · Cited by 5
Implications of Genomics for Public Health: The Role of Genetic EpidemiologyPreprint
Merikangas, K. R. (2003) · Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology · doi:10.1101/sqb.2003.68.359 · Cited by 5
Genetic contribution to obesity: a literature review
van den Berg, S. W., Met, D., Jma, B., Cvg, & Gbo (2008) · Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) · Cited by 5
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Native American Population
Goerger, K., Abbott, K., Larson, M. K., & Holinstat, M. (2025) · Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease · doi:10.3390/jcdd12010027 · Cited by 6
“Mexican Pimas are also lighter and have lower body mass indexes (BMIs) than U.S. Pimas, further supporting the importance of physical activity to protect against the development of CVD and obesity [43].”
Revisión de las características clínicas, metabólicas y genéticas de la diabetes mellitus
Guzmán-Juárez, N., & Madrigal‐Santillán, E. (2003) · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · Cited by 4
Behavioral Risk Factors and Latino Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study in Missouri
Sandoval, J. S. O., Harris, J. K., Jennings, J. P., Hinyard, L., & Banks, G. (2012) · Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved · doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0184 · Cited by 3
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Hupfeld, C. J., & Olefsky, J. M. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-18907-1.00040-8 · Cited by 7
Obesity and metabolic syndrome: Future therapeutics based on novel molecular pathways
Gutiérrez-Salmeán, G., Ceballos, G. M., & Ramírez‐Sánchez, I. (2012) · Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis · doi:10.1016/j.arteri.2011.11.002 · Cited by 4
Adipositas: Verlauf und verlaufsbeeinflussende Faktoren
Leibbrand, R. (2002) · Verhaltenstherapie · doi:10.1159/000069217 · Cited by 4
“Belegt sind Zusammenhänge zwischen Adipositas und Lebensumständen wie Bevölkerungsdichte, Leben im städtischen Raum und Veränderung traditioneller Lebensformen [Cairney und Wade, 1998; Ravussin et al., 1994].”
Background
Change in postmenarche anthropometric indicators in indigenous and nonindigenous adolescents from Chile
Lara, M., Bustos, P., & Amigo, H. (2017) · American Journal of Human Biology · doi:10.1002/ajhb.23006 · Cited by 4
Mechanisms and Complications of Metabolic Syndrome
Wang, M. (2011) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9780470910016.ch7 · Cited by 4
Cultural Aspects of Health Psychology
Whitfield, K. E., Weidner, G., Clark, R., & Anderson, N. B. (2003) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/0471264385.wei0923 · Cited by 4
Body fat distribution, inflammation and cardiovascular disease
Toss, F. (2011) · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) · Cited by 4
"Un pueblo tan dulce": Diabetes, depression, and obesity syndemics in Puerto Rico
Lerman, S. (2013) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e570782013-012 · Cited by 4
Diabetes Monitoring and Prediction Using Computational Intelligence Techniques: A Systematic Review
Nayak, P., Jyothi, J., Harika, V., Swaraja, K., & Hanuman, A. S. (2025) · SN Computer Science · doi:10.1007/s42979-025-03802-y · Cited by 3
Skin reflectance of lowland Bolivian youths of European ancestry
Greksa, L. P. (1998) · American Journal of Human Biology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:5 · Cited by 4
. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in India
Radha, V., Kanthimathi, S., & Mohan, V. (2012) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/med/9780195374759.003.0087 · Cited by 3
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Hupfeld, C. J., Courtney, C. H., & Olefsky, J. M. (2010) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-1-4160-5583-9.00041-1 · Cited by 5
“The Indians in Arizona have a prevalence of diabetes of 54% and 37% for men and women, respectively, whereas the Mexican Indians have a prevalence of 6% and 11%, respectively.(21) It is likely that nutrition and lifestyle are the environmental factors that explain the difference in diabetes prevalence in genetically s…”
Background
Ethical Considerations in Population Health Research With Vulnerable Communities and the Added Value of Community-Engaged Methodology
Tuggle, A., & Crews, D. E. (2023) · Healthy Populations Journal · doi:10.15273/hpj.v3i1.11481 · Cited by 3
Baseline Body Fat Percentage Is Associated to Weight and Fat Mass Gain From High-Fat Overfeeding Over 8 Weeks
Galgani, J. E., Fernández‐Verdejo, R., Bray, G. A., Smith, S. R., Ghosh, S., Javvadi, P., & Ravussin, É. (2025) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/clinem/dgaf247 · Cited by 3
Self-citation
Diabetes Mellitus: Classification and Epidemiology
Sibley, S. D., & Seaquist, E. R. (2004) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-4371-5_1 · Cited by 3
Identification of a novel gene, MSAG, regulated by high levels of glucose and insulin
Cui, X. Y., Chen, J. X., Liu, B. W., Xiao, L., & Fang, D. Z. (2009) · Biochemistry (Moscow) · doi:10.1134/s0006297909010039 · Cited by 3
Distribution of Abdominal Adiposity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Yaquis Indians from Sonora, México
Brito-Zurita, O. R., Domínguez-Banda, A., Ugalde-Aguirre, V., et al. (2007) · Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders · doi:10.1089/met.2007.0019 · Cited by 3
“Among these has been reported that prevalence of obesity and diabetes in Mexican Pima Indians 10,11 is higher in inhabitants of Mexican urban communities.”
Effects of Dietary Lipid Intake on Diabetes
Kadegowda, A. K. G., & Yu, L. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-1-78242-247-1.00006-5 · Cited by 5
Diabète et obésité : qu'avons-nous appris de l'étude des Indiens Pimas ?
Gautier, J. F., & Ravussin, É. (2000) · médecine/sciences · doi:10.4267/10608/1525 · Cited by 3
“Ces Indiens Pimas sont restés localisés dans une région reculée et montagneuse située au Nord-Ouest du Mexique, région appelée « Pimeria » [1].”
BackgroundSelf-citation
Emerging Obesity and Dietary Habits Among James Bay Cree Youth: 3 Communities
Khalil, C. B. (2008) · Cited by 3
Serotonin Drugs and the Treatment of Obesity
Halford, J. C. G., & Blundell, J. E. (2000) · Handbook of experimental pharmacology · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-59651-3_7 · Cited by 3
Obesity
Lieberman, L. S. (2000) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/chol9780521402149.117 · Cited by 3
Obesity
Corsica, J. A., & Perri, M. G. (2003) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/0471264385.wei0906 · Cited by 3
[Effect of metabolic uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) on the resistance index of renal (IR) Interlobar arteries assessed with pulsed Doppler].
Muraira-Cárdenas, L. C. A., & Barrios-Pérez, M. (2016) · PubMed · Cited by 2
Exercise in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: A Central Role for Insulin Sensitivity
Schauer, I. E., Regensteiner, J. G., & Reusch, J. E. B. (2019) · Contemporary Endocrinology · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-25057-7_18 · Cited by 4
Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study
Haluska, B. A., Chan, L. C. K., Jeffriess, L., et al. (2008) · Cardiovascular Ultrasound · doi:10.1186/1476-7120-6-36 · Cited by 2
“Finally, a genetic contribution to cardiovascular disease has been proposed in the Pima Indians of Arizona and Mexico [25,30,31] Despite the highest incidence of typeSubgroup analysis of mean IMT by decade of age in the entire patient cohort with normal values (brok n lines) Figu e 2 Subgroup analysis of mean IMT by d…”
Background
[Nutritional status in telarche and menarche in indigenous and non indigenous Chilean adolescents].
Amigo, H., Machado, T. C., & Bustos, P. (2009) · PubMed · Cited by 2
Pathophysiology of Obesity
Angelopoulos, T. J. (2012) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.1201/b12085-4 · Cited by 2
The Biology of Weight Regulation and Genetic ResettingTM
Blackstone, R. P. (2016) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-39409-1_3 · Cited by 2
Policy and Social Factors Influencing Diabetes among Pima Indians in Arizona, USA
Booth, C., Nourian, M. M., Gull, B., et al. (2017) · Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform) · Cited by 2
Energy Homeostasis
Kozak, L. P., & Ravussin, É. (2004) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.1201/9780203508756.pt1 · Cited by 2
Self-citation
Men of Color and Eating Disorders
Payton, G. J. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8860-6_17 · Cited by 2
Effects of Exercise in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: A Central Role for Insulin Sensitivity
Schauer, I. E., Regensteiner, J. G., & Reusch, J. E. B. (2009) · Humana Press eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-59745-192-5_15 · Cited by 2
Association between Food Label Unawareness and Loss of Renal Function in Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea
Joo, J. H., Lee, D. W., Choi, D., & Park, E. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17061945 · Cited by 2
“There has been convincing evidence that adoption of a Westernized lifestyle contributes to the increased diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in Asia [3].”
Background
Crecimiento, estado nutricional y enteroparasitosis en niños urbanos y rurales del departamento de San Rafael, Mendoza
Garraza, M. (2013) · El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata) · doi:10.35537/10915/31085 · Cited by 2
The relationship between high/low birth weights and future development of diabetes mellitus among aboriginal people : a case-control study using Saskatchewan's health data systems
Klomp, H. (1998) · University Library - University of Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan) · Cited by 2
Environmental influences on physical activity and diet of Woodland Cree women in northern Saskatchewan
Bruner, B. (2008) · University Library - University of Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan) · Cited by 2
Obesity in the Pimas
Tataranni, P. A. (2001) · Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · doi:10.1023/a:1011848415230 · Cited by 2
Efficacy of electrical and thermogenic stimulation on weight reduction among obese females
Mentz, N. W. (2003) · UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria) · Cited by 2
The Village Market: New Columbia Goes Shopping for Food Justice
Waddell, J. (2000) · doi:10.15760/etd.3279 · Cited by 2
“Traditional lifestyles seem to be protective for the Pima Indians (Ravussin et al., 1994; Schulz et al., 2006) and for aboriginal Canadians (Haman et al.”
Background
Integrating agriculture, medicine and food for future health
Eaglesham, A., Carlson, C., & Hardy, R. W. F. (2002) · Cited by 2
Atividade fisica e saude
Guajardo, V. O. G. (2004) · doi:10.47749/t/unicamp.2004.306767 · Cited by 2
Diabetes Mellitus and Medical Anthropology
Lieberman, L. S. (2004) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/0-387-29905-x_40 · Cited by 3
Cukrzyca typu 2 – przegląd aktualnego stanu wiedzy
Langwiński, W., Trzeciak, M., & Skrzypski, M. (2018) · Kosmos · doi:10.36921/kos.2018_2438 · Cited by 1
Temporal changes and genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (1984–2019; HUNT): a longitudinal, population-based study
Bjarkø, V. V., Wolford, B. N., Haug, E. B., Stene, L. C., Carlsson, S., Langhammer, A., Birkeland, K. I., Berg, T. J., Sørgjerd, E. P., Lyssenko, V., et al. (2026) · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(25)00322-5 · Cited by 1
An experiment analysis of the impact of advertising and food packaging on women's eating behavior
Collings, A. S. (2008) · Cited by 1
Summary and Research Recommendations
Mahmood, T. A., & Arulkumaran, S. (2013) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-416045-3.00046-7 · Cited by 1
Physiopathologie des obésités et du diabète de type 2
RABASA-LHORET, R. P. R., & Laville, M. (2004) · EMC - Endocrinologie - Nutrition · doi:10.1016/s1155-1941(03)00074-x · Cited by 1
Gene-Environment Interactions and Obesity
Hu, F. B. (2008) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195312911.003.0022 · Cited by 1
Epigenetic Mechanisms and Inheritance of Acquired Susceptibility to Disease
Miranda, R. C., Salem, N. A., Fincher, A. S., Mahnke, A. H., & Burrowes, S. G. (2016) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-803239-8.00030-2 · Cited by 1
Causes of Obesity: External Influences
Alston, J. M., & Okrent, A. M. (2017) · Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks · doi:10.1057/978-1-137-47831-3_5 · Cited by 1
Assessment of Nutritional Status of Diabetic Patients in Ogun State, Nigeria
Adebisi, & Tunrayo, T. (2013) · Cited by 1
Genetics of Obesity and Diabetes
Vimaleswaran, K. S., & Loos, R. J. F. (2010) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09488-5_33 · Cited by 2
A Systematic Review of Phenomenological Research on Obese Adults
Swart, J. J. W. (2014) · UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria) · Cited by 1
Child obesity can be better reduced through vigorous physical activity rather than through energy intake restriction
Ara, I., Vicente‐Rodríguez, G., Moreno, L. A., et al. (2009) · Cited by 1

Authors: Ravussin, E., Valencia, M. E., Esparza, J., Bennett, P. H., & Schulz, L. O.
Affiliations: Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Phoenix, Arizona
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (MX)
Nutrition Division Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo Sonora, Mexico
National Institutes of Health (US)
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
ORCID: Valencia, Mauro E
Bennett, Peter H
Venue: Diabetes Care
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Published: 1994-09-01
Volume: 17
Issue: 9
Pages: 1067-1074
ISSN: 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.17.9.1067
OpenAlex: W2069685883
Cited by: 376
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 20.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Indigenous Health and Education
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords: Pima Indians, obesity, type 2 diabetes, traditional way of life, lifestyle modification, body mass index, serum cholesterol, HbA1c, physical activity, energy expenditure, cardiovascular risk factors, genetic susceptibility, diet and obesity, blood pressure, glucose concentration
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Arizona, Blood Glucose, Body Composition, Cholesterol, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diet, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Indians, North American, Life Style, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Obesity, Exercise, Causality, Prevalence, Diabetes Complications

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

Effects of a Traditional Lifestyle on Obesity in Pima Indians

Abstract

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Citations

Cited by

Related

Metadata

Record

About these checks