ANTH 3342 Lecture 6: 2-6-2017 Minerals - Other Essential Elements - Food Availability
8 Feb 2017
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Calcium: dv = 1000 mg, nearly every tissue of the body needs calcium. Sulfur: dv = , found in every cell of the body, important in energy synthesis. Sodium: dv = 2400, maintains osmotic pressure outside of the cell. Chlorine: dv = 3400 mg, chlorin in the diet is provided by sodium chloride (salt. Zinc: dv = 15 mg, for cell growth, reproduction and repair, helps regulate the body"s immune response and insulin metabolism. The dvs for these have not yet been established. But it is not much nor are deficiencies common. Role of environment on food availability for foragers. We want to synthesize food into some underlying causal effects. Where people get their nutrients from are two kingdoms of life plants and animals. Plants and animals are limited in many ways: of the three macro-units, animals have no carbohydrates, plants are a good source of carbohydrates, their trophic structure makes them a great source of food.
