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Can living like ancient hunters fix diabetes?

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Marked Improvement in Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Diabetic Australian Aborigines After Temporary Reversion to Traditional Lifestyle

doi:10.2337/diab.33.6.596
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Methodology score · 32/100

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Ten Aboriginal people with diabetes lived like their ancestors for 7 weeks — eating wild food, walking a lot, and eating less. Their blood sugar and fat levels got much better, even without medicine.

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