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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2001

A doctor with the Indian Health Service on Wednesday said kidney diseases among American Indians are rapidly increasing.

At a conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dr. Andrew Narva, director of Indian Health Services Kidney Program, said that a high calorie diet leads to three deadly, linked diseases: Type II diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease.

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Indian kidney woes pose growing threat (The Daily Oklahoman 7/12)