Inuit people, who live in an extreme climate in the Arctic has adapted to a diet high in fat from fish and marine mammals such as seals and whales, reveals a new genetic analysis.The study, published in the Journal iScience/i, revealed that they have special mutations in the genes involved in fat metabolism that help them partly counteract the effects of a diet that otherwise could lead to cardiovascular disease for the rest of us.Those genetic mutations in the Inuits, once known as Eskimos, ...
Inuit people, who live in an extreme climate in the Arctic has adapted to a diet high in fat from fish and marine mammals such as seals and whales, reveals a new genetic analysis.The study, published in the Journal iScience/i, revealed that they have special mutations in the genes involved in fat metabolism that help them partly counteract the effects of a diet that otherwise could lead to cardiovascular disease for the rest of us.Those genetic mutations in the Inuits, once known as Eskimos, ...