Vitamin C in the Diet of Inuit Hunters From Holman, N.W.T.

During the spring and summer months the diet of three Inuit families living in a seal hunting camp south of Holman, N.W.T., was studied. A total of 13 food items including the most commonly eaten mammal, bird and plant species were analysed for Vitamin C in both the raw and cooked state. We document...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Geraci, Joseph R., Smith, Thomas G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1979
Subjects:
Vitamin C
Food
Inuit
Holman
N.W.T
Canada
Arctic
inuit
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65663
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Summary:During the spring and summer months the diet of three Inuit families living in a seal hunting camp south of Holman, N.W.T., was studied. A total of 13 food items including the most commonly eaten mammal, bird and plant species were analysed for Vitamin C in both the raw and cooked state. We document a daily intake of ascorbic acid of between 11 and 118 mg and estimate a mean dose of at least 30 mg. This is well above the levels documented in larger transitional culture villages by a recent Nutrition Canada report.

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