The Past and Present Nutritional Trends in South America and the Interaction with the Western World
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Balistreri, Christine Elisabeth
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Washington and Lee University -- Poster in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Food habits -- Manners and customs
Malnutrition
Obesity
South America
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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] 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