Nearly a century ago the Gila River was siphoned off by farmers, leaving a dependent Indian community stranded from natural resources for farming and plunging them into starvation. The U.S. government provided aid ? in the form of white flour, lard, canned meats, and other processed foods that combined with the Indians? genetic disposition started an epidemic of diabetes in the community (one of the highest in the world). Ack. (Source: Close Concerns Weblog)
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Original source: http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2008/09/gila-river-indian-community-hopes-water-will-wash-out-diabetes-epidemic.html