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Dr. Richard Jacoby | The Toxic Effects of Sugar & The Corporate Food Conspiracy
Native American Case Study, Salt River Indian Reservation
The Salt River Indian Reservation in Arizona currently faces the highest amputation rate in the world, with 50% of adults requiring the procedure due to diabetes. Historically, these tribes were lean hunter-gatherers who subsisted on buffalo and meat. The transition to a government-provided diet of wheat, lard, and sugar on reservations led to a massive increase in obesity and metabolic disease.