Ookwin Study – Current Updates and Preliminary Results
Download the research update below from the Ookwin research team. It is a collaboration between UoM’s Dr. Julia Uhanova and FARHA Inc.’s Keemichiminan Food Security Unit led by Byron Beardy, with Larry Wood and Jackie Linklater.
Dr. Julia Uhanova study explores whether adherence to a traditional First Nations land-based diet decreases the severity of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, an aggressive form of fatty liver disease.
To watch news coverage of the study at inception: CBC URL https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-first-nations-liver-disease-study-1.5128684