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By Kate on April 12, 2012 9:43 PM | 13 Comments

The Blue People of Kentucky.

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Black Mamba | April 12, 2012 10:16 PM | Reply

Pictures!

Revnant Dream | April 12, 2012 10:22 PM | Reply

Well, I've heard of blue balls, but people?

martywd | April 12, 2012 11:27 PM | Reply

Jack@ss Cameron made a movie about these folks, right?
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Patsplace | April 12, 2012 11:38 PM | Reply

Great story. I know lots more now than before I read it.

Thanks,

Pat

WalterF | April 12, 2012 11:48 PM | Reply

Thanks! I copied and pasted to notepad to change the font and background.

Alyric | April 12, 2012 11:51 PM | Reply

Clearly, they are Andorans. Andorans who have amputated their antennae.

nv53 | April 13, 2012 3:08 AM | Reply

The obvious question: Do the blue people of Kentucky smoke blue grass?

Related: you can turn orange if you eat enough carrots. It's harmless, apparently.

Robert of Ottawa | April 13, 2012 7:43 AM | Reply

A really interesting story. Is this how some people became white?

Robert of Ottawa | April 13, 2012 7:43 AM | Reply

A really interesting story. Is this how some people became white?

cal2 | April 13, 2012 9:13 AM | Reply

A great many east asian are born with blue lower backs. the same thing also occurs in some parts of eastern europe where Ghegis Khans troops made some major "intrusions"

Bemused | April 13, 2012 9:44 AM | Reply

and then there's 'bronze skin' where the skin turns a metallic bronze colour due to any of several causes with the most common being 'addison's disease' or high iron count.

Hemochromatosis is primarily an inherited (genetic) condition that allows too much iron to be absorbed and stored throughout the body. It's one of the most common genetic disorders in Canada.

1 in 9 Canadian carries the defective gene for this condition, and 1 in 300 Canadians are affected with the condition. Men and women are equally affected, although signs appear later in women.

Most people absorb only enough iron to meet their body's daily requirements, and the excess is excreted. In hemochromatosis, however, iron continues to be absorbed and stored in different organs and tissues long after the body's needs are met.

The liver is the first organ to store excess iron, after which it accumulates in the heart, pituitary gland, and elsewhere in the body. Left untreated, the resulting damage to the liver, heart, and pancreas may eventually lead to death.

In hemochromatosis, the total iron content in the body can reach as high as 50 g, compared with the normal levels of about 2.5 g in women and 3.5 g in men. It's been nicknamed "bronze diabetes" because it may be accompanied by diabetes mellitus and increased skin pigmentation (darkening of the skin).

ebt | April 13, 2012 5:44 PM | Reply

Bemused, that's an interesting observation on the liver.

I am often asked, "Does the liver play a role in digestion?" and I reply, "Bile means yes!"

Texas Canuck | April 13, 2012 8:00 PM | Reply

Blue bellies found south of the Mason-Dixon line?Incredible, I've never seen them below the the 60th parallel.

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