Still Waters Posted December 25, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 25, 2013 A gene variant that seems to increase the risk of diabetes in Latin Americans appears to have been inherited from Neanderthals, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-25506198 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted December 26, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I have no Latin American blood at all, as far as I know, but my family has the tendency to diabetes. To my knowledge we are Swedish, Irish, Scottish, German, Welsh, Native American, and maybe Neanderthal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xynoplas Posted December 26, 2013 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Neanderthals didn't consume nearly as much carbohydrates as modern people do, and were probably less adapted to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroodonMan56 Posted December 26, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Well, I have read before that all non-sub-Saharan Africans are 2% to 4% Neanderthal, so that makes some sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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