The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93727   Message #1807274
Posted By: Ebbie
11-Aug-06 - 11:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: Diabetes linked to inbreeding in........
Subject: RE: BS: Diabetes linked to inbreeding in........
The Amish, even though there are many thousands of them in the US, are fairly insular and for that reason quite inbred. (I'm not talking about siblings!) Marrying a person as closely related as second cousin is common and there are many more distant familial relationships. This has been repeated for generations.

The Amish have a number of health issues that stem from this but I have not heard of diabetes as being one of them.