Nutrition of northern native Canadians
1986
Wein, E.E.
Extract: This paper presents a historical perspective of some of the research in northern Indian and Inuit nutrition. Key concepts are identified which illustrate the uniquely different traditional diets of these peoples, such as protein as the major energy source, meat and fish as a source of vitamin C, and fat and organs of marine mammals and fish for vitamins A, D, and E. Nutritional concerns associated with the adoption of southern food habits are discussed in detail: low dietary intakes of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium; the appearance of anemia, dental caries, and other "disease of civilization;" high alcohol consumption; and problems arising from bottle feeding and early introduction of solid foods to infants.(author)
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