Showing posts with label bone density. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Low bone mineral content in older Eskimos: Meat-eating or shrinking?
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Mazess & Mather (1974) is probably the most widely cited article summarizing evidence that bone mineral content in older North Alaskan Eskimos was lower (10 to 15 percent) than that of United States whites. Their finding has been widely attributed to the diet of the Eskimos, which is very high in animal protein. Here is what they say:“The sample consisted of 217 children, 89 adults, and 107
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