The introduction of refined carbohydrates in the Alaskan Inland Inuit diet may have led to an increase in dental caries, hypertension and atherosclerosis

Recently, DiNicolantonio found evidence that an increase in the intake of refined carbohydrates and sugar may have lead to the increase in the incidence of atherosclerotic disease in the Greenland Inuit.1 Thus, we sought to determine if a similar event occurred in the Alaskan Inuit, and in particular, the Alaskan Inland Inuit