The "Thrifty Gene" theory claims that
A) Canadian Indigenous populations are genetically predisposed towards diabetes.
B) Indigenous people possess a deoxyribonucleic acid structure inherently more weighted towards an active lifestyle.
C) Indigenous populations are genetically susceptible to starvation.
D) The gene for sickle cell anaemia is present in specific Canadian Indigenous populations
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Q24: Market, or store-bought, foods that are rapidly
Q25: The transition from a traditional diet to
Q26: Barriers to developing a healthy market diet
Q27: Individuals suffering diabetes experience financial costs and
Q28: Diabetes may impair the functioning of some
Q30: Measures implemented to reduce diabetes in the
Q31: Unlike the non-Indigenous population, household food insecurity
Q32: A combination of socioeconomic, cultural and geographic
Q33: Divided jurisdictions of provincial, territorial, or federal
Q34: According to the "Thrifty Gene" theory, when
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