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Histories, Bodies, Stories, Hungers: The Colonial Origins of Diabetes as a Health Disparity among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
DownloadFall 2018
Indigenous people in Canada suffer disproportionately from health disparities, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, and I have explored these health disparities among Indigenous peoples through the lens of embodiment. Framed within the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) model,...
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Fall 2023
The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theory posits that insults during critical developmental periods can cause permanent structural and functional changes in key organ systems and thereby predispose an individual to chronic disease later in life. During gestation, iron...
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Prenatal Hypoxia and the Impact of Maternal Antioxidant (MitoQ) Treatment on Developmental Programming of Cardiovascular Disease
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Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Prenatal hypoxia (due to placental or maternal hypoxia) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Hypoxia in pregnancy can lead to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR; defined as a fetus who does...