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Peer reviewedMurfin, Brian – Science Teacher, 1998
The Inuit subsist on a diet of virtually all meat and fat yet avoid deficiency and heart diseases. Explains this paradox and discusses cultural and geographic influences on diet. The Inuit diet is compared with a typical American diet and the diet recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a laboratory exercise that measures dietary fat.…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Cultural Context, Eating Habits, Eskimos
