Factors That Play a Role in Human Beings

Dietary Factors That Play a Role in Human Beings 

Many papers have been published in recent years on the influence of diet upon atherosclerosis and especially coronary sclerosis (Felch et al., 1958). Data on the relation between diet and toxemia of pregnancy are not as numerous and many are of somewhat older date. 

The influence of civilization can be mentioned as general evidence for a positive correlation of dietary factors with these two diseases. Civilization has proved to be unfavorable in both diseases. In dietary terms civilization can largely be seen as the possibility of obtaining preserved, canned, shortened, and refined foods, possibly combined with less need for physical activity in obtaining food, and consequently a lower need for calories. 

Jamaica, the Punjab, Java, Celebes in the primitive Negro population in Africa in the Subarctic and among Eskimos. In general, the incidence seems to be rather similar to the distribution of coronary mortality, but no proof can be given as yet. 

In any case, the food consumed during the war had much in common with the food of primitive people it was less refined, contained less animal fat and proteins, more fruit and vegetables, whether fresh or not, and was in general, a low fat, and often a low calorie, diet distinctly richer in vitamin and mineral content than at other times. 

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