Diabetes and race. A historical perspective.

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  • Author(s): Tuchman AM;Tuchman AM
  • Source:
    American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2011 Jan; Vol. 101 (1), pp. 24-33.
  • Publication Type:
    Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
      Original Publication: New York [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Jews*/statistics & numerical data ; Stereotyping*; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*history ; Epidemiology/*history; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ethnology ; History, 20th Century ; Humans ; Racial Groups/history ; United States/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      Today, US government sources inform us that Native Americans, Blacks, and Hispanics/Latinos run the greatest risk of developing type 2 diabetes. One hundred years ago, however, Jews were thought to be the population most likely to develop this disease. I evaluated the evidence that the medical and public health communities provided to support the purported link between diabetes and Jews. Diabetes was conceptualized as a Jewish disease not necessarily because its prevalence was high among this population, but because medicine, science, and culture reinforced each other, helping to construct narratives that made sense at the time. Contemporary narratives are as problematic as the erstwhile depiction of diabetes as a disease of Jews.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20101215 Date Completed: 20110120 Latest Revision: 20240520
    • Publication Date:
      20240520
    • Accession Number:
      PMC3000712
    • Accession Number:
      10.2105/AJPH.2010.202564
    • Accession Number:
      21148711