ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Dental Caries, Hyperostosis
25 Mar 2015
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Anthro 1aa3: food sex and death- lecture 13: using physical anthropology to investigate the consequences of agriculture. Seen in early agricultural societies (absent from the hunting gathering population) Anemia isn"t the only reason for porotic hyperostosis however it accounts for 50% Heavy amongst societies dependent on corn and corn can lead to anemia. 75-80% of the time its due to iron deficiency. Also seen in societies that heavily rely on corn. Cavities were nonexistent in hunting gathering societies (only 5% had them) In agricultural societies there is a fast rate of cavities. Changes in dental health over time in north america. 1000 bp is when agriculture was developed in north america. Percentage of teeth with caries: 3 % in hunter gatherers and 22% in agricultural societies. Due to heavy reliance on carbohydrates (corn has high amount of sugar) Changes in adult stature (cm) from various skeletal collections from paleolithic,
