A new study reveals American Indian who frequently ate processed meat in a can, known as "spam," had double the risk of developing diabetes compared to those who ate little to none...

The number of leg and foot amputations among U.S...

“Let them eat cake!" is a phrase famously attributed to Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution (1789-1799) in response to the lack of bread during a great famine, when the p...

In light of celebrity chef Paula Deen's announcement on the Today Show that she has type 2 diabetes, Indian Country Today Media Network would like to draw attention to one Native f...

Unfortunately, a high-profile celebrity chef has come down with diabetes from eating foods Native Americans know are wrong...

There was no word for diabetes in traditional Native languages when the Europeans arrived on this continent...

It’s no secret that childhood obesity is soaring, especially among Native American children...

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“Mr. Eagle, what is wrong with you?” the little boy Rain That Dances asks the great eagle when he comes across the bird sitting on a stump...

"We know there’s a link,” says Heather Snyder, senior associate director of Medical and Scientific Relations for the Alzheimer’s Association ...