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Quote:
Originally Posted by EnglishCountryDancer
Has anyone studied the Bulgarian gypsies lifestyle and diet in depth?
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Why the Bulgarian Gypsies rarely get Parkinson's Disease has not been explained.
Most of the Bulgarian Gypsies suffer from dire poverty and malnutrition, and have a much lower life expectancy. Even in recent years there have been episodes of starvation amongst them. Despite living in Europe their income and diet are closer to that of a third world country.
When you look at where Parkinson's Disease is most and least common, it appears to be a rich nations illness. Ironically, it appears that somebody has to be healthy enough in order to develop it. In most of the poorest of countries and peoples, Parkinson's Disease is hardly known. However, they usually suffer from something else instead.
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