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Ethnic differences in nutrition

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Nutrition and evolution of brain development -- Human diversity -- Salivary amylase and starch digestion -- Positive selection of lactase persistence -- Food globalization -- The diet-heart connection: nature versus nurture -- Health disparities -- Genetic predisposition -- Gene-environment interactions.…”
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What did humans evolve to eat? evolutionary perspectives on human nutritional health /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Relevance of Evolutionary Perspective for the Study of Nutrition -- Evolution of key human differences with the emergence & early evolution of Homo at ~2.0 mya -- Dietary regimes in traditional human societies -- Human Activity Patterns in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusions.…”
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