Any guesses .. ?

<<snip>>
unclear
<<snip>>

Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:722-726.

Serum Ferritin and Transferrin Saturation in Asians and Pacific
Islanders
Emily L. Harris, PhD, MPH; Christine E. McLaren, PhD; David M.
Reboussin, PhD; Victor R. Gordeuk, MD; James C. Barton, MD; Ronald T.
Acton, PhD; Gordon D. McLaren, MD; Thomas M. Vogt, MD; Beverly M.
Snively, PhD; Catherine Leiendecker-Foster, MS; Joan L. Holup, MA;
Leah V. Passmore, MS; John H. Eckfeldt, MD, PhD; Edward Lin, MD,
FRCPC; Paul C. Adams, MD

Background
Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload
Screening (HEIRS) Study had the highest prevalence of elevated serum
ferritin (SF) and transferrin saturation (TS) levels, but to our
knowledge, the reasons for this have not been investigated.

Methods
Using multiple linear regression, we compared TS and SF distributions
for 42 720 Asian, Pacific Islander, and white HEIRS Study participants
recruited through 5 field centers in North America who did not have
HFE C282Y or H63D alleles.

Results
Compared with their white counterparts, Asian men had a 69-ng/mL (155-
pmol/L) higher adjusted mean SF level and a 3% higher TS level (P<.
001); Asian women had 23-ng/mL (52-pmol/L) higher adjusted mean SF
level and a 3% higher TS level (P<.001). The mean TS level of Asian
women was higher than that of Pacific Islander women, and the mean SF
level of Pacific Islander men was significantly higher than that of
white men. These differences remained significant after adjusting for
self-reported history of diabetes or liver disease. Additional
information for selected participants suggested that these differences
are largely unrelated to mean corpuscular volume less than 80 fL, body
mass index, or self-reported alcohol intake. Available liver biopsy
and phlebotomy data indicated that iron overload is probably uncommon
in Asian participants.

Conclusion
Higher TS and SF levels in persons of Asian or Pacific Island heritage
may need to be interpreted differently than for whites, although the
biological basis and clinical significance of higher levels among
Asians and Pacific Islanders are unclear.


Author Affiliations:
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Ore/Honolulu,
Hawaii (Drs Harris and Vogt and Ms Holup); University of California,
Irvine (Drs C. McLaren and G. McLaren); Wake Forest University School
of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (Drs Reboussin and Snively and Ms
Passmore); Howard University, Washington, DC (Dr Gordeuk); Southern
Iron Disorders Center, Birmingham, Ala (Dr Barton), and University of
Alabama at Birmingham (Drs Barton and Acton); Department of Veterans
Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, Calif (Dr G.
McLaren); University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Medical
Center, Fairview, Minneapolis (Ms Leiendecker-Foster and Dr Eckfeldt);
Rouge Valley Health System, Centenary Health Center, Toronto, Ontario
(Dr Lin); London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario (Dr Adams).
Dr Harris is now with the National Human Genome Research Institute,
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human
Services, Bethesda, Md.


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I explained this to you a long time ago. They use coconut oil, so
they have much less PUFAs in their tissues and much less omega 6s and/
or 3s, so the iron is much less likely to be used in lipid
peroxidation reactions, which is what causes a large number of
"diseases" - genetic differences are not relevant here, as basic
biochemical reactions are involved. If you don't have normal basic
biochemistry due to a genetic disorder, you don't make it past
infancy.

they have much less PUFAs in their tissues and much less omega 6s
and/
or 3s, so the iron is much less likely to be used in lipid
peroxidation reactions, which is what causes a large number of
"diseases" - genetic differences are not relevant here, as basic
biochemical reactions are involved. If you don't have normal basic
biochemistry due to a genetic disorder, you don't make it past
infancy.<<

Let me understand.

You say there is NO iron overload / increased iron .. it is only a
consequence OF .. wrong diet.
The **ferritin** is NOT .. iron .. it is an .. inflammatory marker ..
and these people do NOT in fact have MORE .. **iron** / the metal
Fe .. IN .. their bodies .. ?


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One has to figure out their criteria FOR .. being .. Asian .. and in
what time frame the study was done .. ?

http://www.nrn.org.np/medianewsdetail.php?id=106

Then who are Asians in London? ?Any person, who is not White or Black,
is Asian. That is why the innocent Brazilian guy might have been
gunned down. However, to be specific, when people say Asians here
after July 7th bombing, then it means either Muslims of Asian origin
or Arabic looking people?, said Peter from central London, a
researcher who also practices law.


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My point is that having "too much iron" is only a problem if it is
involved in dangerous biochemical reactions. You can do your own
experiment on rats or mice. Feed all an iron rich diet, but feed half
a safflower oil rich diet, while the other half get a diet rich in
fresh coconut oil instead. See which group lives longer (who cares
about the markers otherwise?).

involved in dangerous biochemical reactions. You can do your own
experiment on rats or mice. Feed all an iron rich diet, but feed
half
a safflower oil rich diet, while the other half get a diet rich in
fresh coconut oil instead. See which group lives longer (who cares
about the markers otherwise?). <<

Well actually .. monty .. I think we could really simply look at the
diseases which .. are .. prevalent .. excluding .. those which may
be .. **rescued** BY .. good .. fats .

Sooo .. we should look INTO .. your favorite .. people .. those who
DO .. consume .. coconut .. and .. coincidentally are ALSO ..
Asian .. ?

Soooo .. you must already be up on this one ..

WHAT diseases ARE found in .. Asian / Pacific Islanders .. ?

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Hmmm .. soooo .. found to have the highest iron .. AND .. the highest
diabetes .. ?

Just another coincidence or just more .. evidence to support the
present ongoing clinical iron depletion .. trial.

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Millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at Increased Risk
for Type 2 Diabetes
New Awareness Campaign Uses Generational Appeal to Help Reverse
Diabetes Risk

San Diego - About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million
people - have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk
for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Studies
show that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are overweight are
at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and some groups, including
Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii,
are twice as likely to have diabetes as white residents of similar
age.

To respond to this serious health threat, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Diabetes Education Program
(NDEP) launched a public awareness campaign today called "Two Reasons
I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes...My Future and Theirs" at the Paradise
Valley Hospital in National City, a San Diego suburb. The campaign
delivers the message that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed
with modest weight loss by getting regular physical activity and
making healthy food choices.

"Two Reasons I Find Time to Prevent Diabetes" is part of NDEP's Small
Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes campaign that targets
groups at high risk for diabetes by promoting the importance of losing
a small amount of weight. Tailored specifically for Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders, "Two Reasons" speaks to the strong
intergenerational family ties in Asian American and Pacific Islander
communities and encourages people at risk to make lifestyle changes
now so they can live a long and healthy life and enjoy their loved
ones in the future.

"We are asking Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to find out if
they are at risk for type 2 diabetes, and we're showing them how to
take action to prevent it," said HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson.
"Asian Americans may not realize that the weight they think is healthy
is putting them at risk for diabetes. That's why the Small Steps
campaign is so important."

Nina Agbayani, Director of Programs for the Association of Asian
Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), discussed her
organization's involvement with the campaign. "Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders do not have to suffer from diabetes and its
complications," said Ms. Agbayani. "Working with our member
organizations and clinics across the United States, we will get the
word out that preventing type 2 diabetes is proven, possible, and
powerful," she said. AAPCHO is dedicated to improving the health
status and access to health care of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

"This partnership of community-based health programs and a national
public awareness campaign is a prescription for making real inroads in
stemming the diabetes epidemic," said Dr. James R. Gavin III, Chair of
the NDEP and President of the Morehouse School of Medicine.

San Diego native Carmencita Domingo participated in the campaign
launch as a member of NDEP's Small Steps. Big Rewards. Team to Prevent
type 2 Diabetes. This group of committed citizens was assembled by
NDEP to put a human face on the populations that are at high risk for
the disease. Each member is actively working in his or her community
to demonstrate lifestyle changes they have made to prevent or delay
diabetes. Ms. Domingo sets an example as activity director at the Hope
Adult Day Health Care Center in the San Diego area.

"I adopted a healthy lifestyle and made the commitment to inform my
family and friends about the freedoms it can bring - freedom from
daily injections of insulin, freedom from blindness, and freedom from
amputation," said Ms. Domingo. "My older relatives have diabetes, so
I'm working hard to break the cycle of this devastating disease in
future generations. I want to be around for my grandchildren and great
grandchildren," she said.

The "Two Reasons" campaign includes radio and print public service
ads, tip sheets, and posters produced in English, Chinese, Cambodian,
Hmong, Korean, Tagalog (for Filipinos), Thai, and Vietnamese.
Materials in eight additional languages will be released later this
year. Hundreds of public and private partners will help distribute the
materials throughout the Asian American and Pacific Islander
community. Materials are also available on the NDEP website at
www.ndep.nih.gov.

For more information about the diabetes prevention campaign, free
materials, tip sheets, and the GAMEPLAN for Preventing type 2
Diabetes, which contains tools to help people lose weight, get active,
and track their progress, visit the NDEP website at www.ndep.nih.gov
or call 1-800-438-5383.

The National Diabetes Education Program, co-sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, is a leading federal source of information about diabetes
control and prevention. The NDEP has more than 200 partner
organizations that form a network to reach the health care community
and those affected by and at risk for diabetes at the national, state,
and local levels.

Paradise Valley Hospital is a 301-bed, acute care, non-profit hospital
providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of
the San Diego community. Committed to disease prevention, the
hospital's lifestyle change programs focus on weight reduction and
stress management. Paradise Valley is currently celebrating its
centennial anniversary.


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I suppose since ferritin / iron and levels of obesity are linked then
this .. is another .. coincidence .. ?

Wednesday, 28 November, 2001, 16:23 GMT
Pacific islanders are world's fattest


Fattier foods and a lack of exercise are blamed

Pacific islanders, especially women, are the fattest people in the
world, according to latest figures published by the International
Obesity Taskforce.


t is not about being rich and well fed. Obesity is most often related
to poverty, low economic status, exclusion from the health system

Neville Rigby
International Obesity Taskforce
"The Pacific is the world's capital of obesity," said the taskforce's
director for public affairs, Neville Rigby said.

The figures show that 55% of Tongan women, 74% percent of Samoan women
and 77% of men and women living in Nauru are obese.

This is two times the proportion of overweight people in developed
countries.

Unhealthy

The levels of obesity and chronic weight-related diseases in the
Pacific has grown at an alarming rate, according to the report, which
was prepared for the triennial Commonwealth health ministers meeting
in New Zealand.

"This is placing a tremendous burden on the health and well-being of
individuals and communities and upon health care workers," the report
said.

Obesity is defined as an unhealthy amount of body fat. According to
the World Health Organisation, an obese person is one whose body mass
index, or weight in kilograms divided by the square of one's height in
metres, exceeds 30.

The report blames the trend on a move away from traditional diets
towards fattier, western-style foods and a lack of exercise.

Cultural notions

"The prevention and treatment of obesity in the Pacific is also made
difficult by the traditional cultural notion that 'bigness' is a sign
of wealth and power," the report said.

The amount of hours spent watching TV has a direct effect on the
obesity of children

Neville Rigby
"It is not about being rich and well fed. Obesity is most often
related to poverty, low economic status, exclusion from the health
system," Mr Rigby said.

"In the Caribbean and many African countries [obesity] is disregarded,
ignored, neglected. It is just taken for granted that a poor, middle-
aged woman gets fat and then dies from diabetes," he added.

Mr Rigby, who is attending the Commonwealth health ministers meeting,
said obesity rates in New Zealand were also rising at an alarming
rate.

New Zealanders fat

"New Zealand hasn't been spared the obesity epidemic," he said. "Never
in the history of the human race have so many people been so fat."

In New Zealand, 15% of men and 19% of women are obese. But the
condition is worse among the country's Maori women - 27% of whom are
obese - and Pacific Island women, 47% are affected by the condition.

He said childhood obesity was also on the rise around the world
because they were less active.

"The amount of hours spent watching TV has a direct effect on the
obesity of children," Mr Rigby said.

Various strategies were proposed for dealing obesity.

One was using taxes to encourage people to buy low-fat foods.

Others were making children walk or cycle to school and limiting the
size of portions served at take-away restaurants.


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no mention of iron

overweight....

no mention of iron...only overweight

we all know the risks of overweight