Carbon and [sup.15]nitrogen isotopes in autopsy liver tissue samples from Greenlandic Inuit and Danes: consumption of marine versus terrestrial food

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 64; no. 7; p. 739
• Main Authors: Milman, N, Laursen, J, Mulvad, G, Pedersen, H.S, Pedersen, A.N, Saaby, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 01.07.2010
• Subjects: Analysis; Carbon; Food and nutrition; Food habits; Health aspects; Inuit; Isotopes; Nitrogen; Physiological aspects; Denmark

Background/Objectives: The content of [sup.13]C and [sup.15]N isotopes is higher in marine than in terrestrial food. [sup.13]C and [sup.15]N in human tissue therefore reflects the relative proportions of marine and terrestrial food consumed by the individual. The objective of this study was to measu...