A major health study for Inuit in the Nunavik region is about to get underway, nearly 15 years after the last study highlighted a number of health and food security issues for the people living there. Participants will be clinically tested for illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, examined for dental health and lung health and blood, urine and stool samples will be taken for laboratory analysis. The last study found close to 60% of adults were overweight or obese, close to three quarters of the population smoked daily, and one in four individuals lacked food during the month prior to the survey. Additionally, 12% had cardiovascular disease and 5% had diabetes.
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