Racial–Ethnic Disparities of Obesity Require Community Context-Specific Biomedical Research for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
Riley K Wells, Amada Torres, Marjorie K Mau, Alika K Maunakea, Jose M Miranda · 2024
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Riley Wells and co-authors argue in a 2024 paper that obesity research must fit the community it serves. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawai'i carry far higher rates of weight-linked ills, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, than the wider state. Gut germs sway body weight paths, yet most germ studies draw on other groups.
Local food, place, and heritage shape both weight and gut germs, so findings from far groups may mislead here. Body size gauges also vary in how well they flag true fat load across groups. The paper urges studies built with and for these island communities.
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| CREATOR | Riley K Wells, Amada Torres, Marjorie K Mau, Alika K Maunakea, Jose M Miranda |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |