Food for Thought.

Murfin, Brian

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ERIC Number: EJ564522

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Food for Thought.

Murfin, Brian

Science Teacher, v65 n3 p42-45 Mar 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. (PVD)

Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Cultural Context, Eating Habits, Eskimos, Human Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach, Laboratory Experiments, Nutrition Instruction, Science Instruction, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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