Vitamin C in the Inuit diet : past and present
This thesis explored the place of vitamin C in the Inuit diet through analysis of traditional food sources, assessment of contemporary intake among women aged 20--40 years, estimation of a pre contact intake of vitamin C and qualitative interviews to contextualize current food choices that can affec...
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ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.33397 2023-05-15T15:35:21+02:00 Vitamin C in the Inuit diet : past and present Fediuk, Karen. Kuhnlein, Harriet (advisor) Master of Science (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.) 2000 application/pdf http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33397 en eng McGill University alephsysno: 001781874 proquestno: MQ70706 Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33397 All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Vitamin C Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island -- Nutrition Inuit -- Food -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island Diet -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2000 ftcanadathes 2014-02-16T00:44:36Z This thesis explored the place of vitamin C in the Inuit diet through analysis of traditional food sources, assessment of contemporary intake among women aged 20--40 years, estimation of a pre contact intake of vitamin C and qualitative interviews to contextualize current food choices that can affect vitamin C intake. This thesis provides the first reports of vitamin C values for several Inuit traditional foods. There are rich sources of vitamin C in the Inuit traditional food although they are infrequently consumed by this group of women. On average half of the women interviewed in each season met the 1990 Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) set at 30 mg/day, however, only 34% of the group met the new Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) of 60 mg/day. Historically, ample vitamin C was obtained through the traditional Inuit food system. Thesis Baffin Island Baffin inuit Nunavut Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Baffin Island Nunavut |
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This thesis explored the place of vitamin C in the Inuit diet through analysis of traditional food sources, assessment of contemporary intake among women aged 20--40 years, estimation of a pre contact intake of vitamin C and qualitative interviews to contextualize current food choices that can affect vitamin C intake. This thesis provides the first reports of vitamin C values for several Inuit traditional foods. There are rich sources of vitamin C in the Inuit traditional food although they are infrequently consumed by this group of women. On average half of the women interviewed in each season met the 1990 Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) set at 30 mg/day, however, only 34% of the group met the new Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) of 60 mg/day. Historically, ample vitamin C was obtained through the traditional Inuit food system. |
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Vitamin C in the Inuit diet : past and present |
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Vitamin C in the Inuit diet : past and present |
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Master of Science (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.) |
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