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 inAncient Foodways p. 305
Main Authors Dent, Sophia C, Bruce, Marissa W, Hutchinson, Dale L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University Press of Florida 30.12.2022
Edition1
Subjects
bioavailability of foods
foodways
nutritional deficiencies
Piedmont North Carolina
Prehistoric Archaeology
skeletal lesions
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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
ISBN:0813069491
9780813069494
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813069494.003.0014