The Critical Role Played by Animal Source Foods in Human (Homo) Evolution

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 11 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Milton, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal source foods; Childhood nutrition; Human evolution; Meat eating; Primates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL PRODUCT; APE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEAT; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT; PRIMATE;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0242407665     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3886s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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