Dietary Change in Populations of the North American Subarctic

Abstract This chapter considers the consequences of change, from a largely flesh based diet to one that includes flour and sugar, among North American Subarctic populations. It notes the problems associated with assessing dietary change among the indigenous inhabitants of this area, and what is know...

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Main Author: Szathmáry, Emőke J. E.
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Subjects:
Subarctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694013.013.46
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694013.013.46 2024-09-15T18:37:49+00:00 Dietary Change in Populations of the North American Subarctic Szathmáry, Emőke J. E. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694013.013.46 https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38174/chapter/333037389 en eng Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Diet page 651-680 ISBN 9780199694013 9780191756887 book-chapter 2016 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694013.013.46 2024-06-24T04:26:36Z Abstract This chapter considers the consequences of change, from a largely flesh based diet to one that includes flour and sugar, among North American Subarctic populations. It notes the problems associated with assessing dietary change among the indigenous inhabitants of this area, and what is known about their foods. It reviews frequently used methods of dietary intake assessment. Survey findings on total energy intakes and the macronutrient composition of indigenous diets are presented. Lastly, evidence regarding the impact of dietary change on the health of Subarctic peoples is summarized. Special consideration is given to chronic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes, and future health risks, given the rapidity of dietary acculturation in the Subarctic. It has proven difficult to demonstrate that dietary change has a direct causal role in the onset of chronic diseases, even though the transition from pre-contact to modern diets is recent, in some instances just a few decades ago. Book Part Subarctic Oxford University Press 651 680
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description Abstract This chapter considers the consequences of change, from a largely flesh based diet to one that includes flour and sugar, among North American Subarctic populations. It notes the problems associated with assessing dietary change among the indigenous inhabitants of this area, and what is known about their foods. It reviews frequently used methods of dietary intake assessment. Survey findings on total energy intakes and the macronutrient composition of indigenous diets are presented. Lastly, evidence regarding the impact of dietary change on the health of Subarctic peoples is summarized. Special consideration is given to chronic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes, and future health risks, given the rapidity of dietary acculturation in the Subarctic. It has proven difficult to demonstrate that dietary change has a direct causal role in the onset of chronic diseases, even though the transition from pre-contact to modern diets is recent, in some instances just a few decades ago.
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