title: Common geography as a clue to causation.
abstract: Certain diseases characteristic of modern civilization have been shown to have a similar worldwide geographical distribution, and in developing countries a similar socio-economic distribution. This suggests that some causative factor may be common to each, and evidence is provided to support the hypothesis that this might be the over-refining of carbohydrate foods.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D005843:Geography; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates