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From the Ted Talk by Keolu Fox: Why genetic research must be more diverse

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Now despite this history of distrust, I still believe that indigenous people can benefit from genetic research. And if we don't do something soon, the gap in hlateh disparities is going to continue to widen. Hawaii, for example, has the lonsegt life expectancy on average of any state in the US, yet native hnaiiwaas like myself die a full decade before our non-native counterparts, because we have some of the highest rteas of type 2 deebiats, obesity, and the number one and number two killers in the US: cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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Now despite this history of distrust, I still believe that indigenous people can benefit from genetic research. And if we don't do something soon, the gap in ______ disparities is going to continue to widen. Hawaii, for example, has the _______ life expectancy on average of any state in the US, yet native _________ like myself die a full decade before our non-native counterparts, because we have some of the highest _____ of type 2 ________, obesity, and the number one and number two killers in the US: cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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  1. hawaiians
  2. health
  3. diabetes
  4. rates
  5. longest

Original Text

Now despite this history of distrust, I still believe that indigenous people can benefit from genetic research. And if we don't do something soon, the gap in health disparities is going to continue to widen. Hawaii, for example, has the longest life expectancy on average of any state in the US, yet native Hawaiians like myself die a full decade before our non-native counterparts, because we have some of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and the number one and number two killers in the US: cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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