The Past and Present Nutritional Trends in South America and the Interaction with the Western World

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2011
Author
Balistreri, Christine Elisabeth
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Washington and Lee University -- Poster in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Folklore
Malnutrition
Obesity
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Christine Elisabeth Balistreri is a member of the Class of 2011 of Washington and Lee University.
 
Poster; [FULL-TEXT RESTRICTED TO WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY LOGIN]
 
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The folk wisdom of the native Indians remarkably proceeded thousands of years of scientific research. Their knowledge is a testament to understanding one's body and one's surrounding. However, due to globalization, these groups have fallen out of touch with their inner intuition and caused two wide-spread problems -- Malnutrition and Obesity. [From the Thesis section]
 
Christine Balistreri
 
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http://hdl.handle.net/11021/21070
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