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Subject:
Nutrition and primitve societies
Category: Health Asked by: celtman-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
09 May 2004 02:11 PDT
Expires: 08 Jun 2004 02:11 PDT Question ID: 343454 |
How many 'primitive' societies (ie. those who were living a traditional lifestyle and had little or no contact with the West) were known to exist in the world in the 1930's? The answer must be from a reliable and quotable source. Also, are their any studies in existance which show a negative association between their 'primitive' diets and disease (ie. that show that the natives weren't thriving)? |
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Re: Nutrition and primitve societies
From: neilzero-ga on 13 May 2004 04:08 PDT |
Your question seems reasonable. There must have been several primitive societies that fit your description plus perhaps 1000 that were unknown to the accademic world. There might still be 1000 societies that have had only rare recent contact with the outside world, other than a simular socity a mile or two away. Gennerally it is thought that in breading, poor sanitation, certain taboos, customs and medical care were reasons for short average life expectancy, but I agree, diet varies widely over the year and deficiencies are likely, especially during food shortages which typically occur frequently. Sorry I have no references or credentials. Neil |
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Re: Nutrition and primitve societies
From: celtman-ga on 13 May 2004 15:51 PDT |
Thanks for your comments neilzero-ga. I must admit that my question does seem relatively simple, although somewhat tricky to answer. I was hoping that someone with experience in anthropology research would be able to help me. I imagine that the number of societies with no contact with the West has been droping each decade, as the world becomes smaller. Thanks again, celtman-ga |
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Re: Nutrition and primitve societies
From: camm-ga on 23 May 2004 15:08 PDT |
get a copy of the book 'nutrition and physical degeneration' by weston a. price. it addresses your subject precisely. |
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Re: Nutrition and primitve societies
From: celtman-ga on 06 Jun 2004 23:04 PDT |
Unfortunately, Prices work has been widely discredited. Thanks anyway. celtman. |
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Re: Nutrition and primitve societies
From: camm-ga on 13 Jun 2004 21:17 PDT |
Discredited by whom? Please inform. My experience has been the opposite. What am I missing? |
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