The Effects of Foodways Practices on Nutritional Availability
Human nutrition results from an intricate balance between the types and quantities of nutrients a person takes in, and whether or not those meet an individual’s nutrient needs. Many factors contribute to both nutrient requirements and nutrient consumption, thus positioning nutrition as an embodiment...
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Published in | Ancient Foodways p. 305 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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University Press of Florida
30.12.2022
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Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Human nutrition results from an intricate balance between the types and quantities of nutrients a person takes in, and whether or not those meet an individual’s nutrient needs. Many factors contribute to both nutrient requirements and nutrient consumption, thus positioning nutrition as an embodiment of multiple aspects of lifeways and a rich topic of study.
The genesis of this chapter is our observation of multiple cases of skeletal lesions usually attributed to nutritional deficiencies. They affected individuals who, by other measures, seemed to have adequate diets. These individuals lived in communities in Piedmont North Carolina during the Late Woodland (AD |
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ISBN: | 0813069491 9780813069494 |
DOI: | 10.5744/florida/9780813069494.003.0014 |