Health Issues and Indigenous Peoples

Common health problems experienced by indigenous peoples include substance abuse, alcoholism, suicide, and metabolic disorders related to the transition from a traditional hunter-gatherer diet to high carbohydrate, fat, and salt intake, leading to adiposity, diabetes, hypertension, gout, etc.

The disruption of habitat, culture, and way of life of indigenous peoples often leads to a high incidence and prevalence of multiple social and health problems, and reduced life expectancy.

Dietary factors such as the transition from a traditional hunter-gatherer diet to high carbohydrate, fat, and salt intake can lead to metabolic disorders such as adiposity, diabetes, hypertension, and gout.