Inuit

Hegele, R. A., Anderson, C., Young, T. K. Connelly, P. W. (1999). G-protein beta3 subunit gene splice variant and body fat distribution in Nunavut Inuit. Genome Res., 9, 972-7. 

Monaghan G, Foster B, Jurima-Romet M et al. UGT1 1 genotyping in a Canadian Inuit population. Pharmacogenetics 1997 7 153-156. 

While the human body can remove an excess of any water-soluble vitamin, excesses of fat-soluble vitamins are more serious. Early arctic explorers discovered that the Inuit regarded seal liver and polar bear liver as taboo and must not be eaten. Those explorers who ignored this advice risked retinol poisoning as the livers of both these species are rich in retinol (vitamin A) that can not be excreted. The effects of retinol poisoning are extremely unpleasant. It is for this reason that fortification with fat-soluble vitamins is not likely to be undertaken. 

Risk factors contributing to increased incidence of otitis media include the winter season, attendance at a daycare center, non-breast-feeding in infants, aboriginal or Inuit origin, early age at first infection, and nasopharyngeal colonization with middle ear pathogens. 

Landy, D. (1985). Pibloktoq [hysteria] and Inuit nutrition Possible implication of hypervitaminosis A. Social Science and Medicine, 21, 173-185. 

Dewailly, E. et al., Susceptibility to infections and immune status in Inuit infants exposed to organochlorines, Environ. Health Perspect., 108, 205, 2000. 

French explorers probably taught the Inuit Eskimos how to play dominoes. 

Dewailly E, Ayotte P, Bruneau S, et al. 1993. Inuit exposure to organochlorines through the aquatic food chain in arctic Quebec. Environmental Health Perspectives 101 618-620. 

The increased interest in Mo and W due to commodity price increases since 2006 has created a need for a synthesis of information on known deposits and potential exploration environments within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This review is drawn from the historical database of exploration and scientific studies, but it also provides some essential geological information concerning recent exploration developments in Newfoundland. Further information is provided in a recent article by Kerr et al. (2009). Molybdenum mineralization also occurs in Precambrian granites in Labrador, but these deposits presently lie within Inuit lands that are... 

Today, controversies rage as to whether the Inuit really have richer vocabularies for snow than do English speakers. Many English snow-related words do indeed exist, like sleet, slush, blizzard, and others that are not as commonly spoken. Psychologist Steven Pinker calls the idea that the Inuit have more words for snow than English the Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax. ... 

Kuhnlein, H. V. and R. Soueida. 1992. Use and nutrient composition of traditional Baffin Inuit foods. J. Food Composition Anal. 5 112-126. 

The critical question for me and for you is whether or not it is safe to breastfeed. Unless you are an Inuit woman (whose diet of harbor seals makes her vulnerable to very high levels of PBDEs) or someone who lives near the site of an industrial accident, the answer is a big yes. This is because the benefits of breastfeeding greatly outweigh the risks, and, frankly, formula is far from pure. Some studies show that breast milk may... 

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