1. The ecological interdependence of diet and disease in tribal societies.
- Author
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Murray MJ, Murray AB, and Murray NJ
- Subjects
- Africa, Cultural Characteristics, Disease Susceptibility, Ethnicity, Food adverse effects, Humans, Malaria etiology, Neoplasms etiology, Relief Work, Starvation, Diet, Disease etiology, Ecology, Transients and Migrants
- Abstract
Observations among nomads suggest there is a strong ecological interdependence of diet and disease in tribal societies which favors survival of man. This relationship may be disrupted by changes in diet to conform to the highly productive technology of the West. Such changes may result in intensification of indigenous disease and in the transfer of disease characteristics of Western societies. To prevent these consequences, relief feeding and long-term attempts to upgrade nutrition should be carried out with traditional foods wherever possible.
- Published
- 1980