| The nutritional significance of root and tuber crop development as staples in the Caribbean community. | |
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PMID: 543769 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The competition between cereals and root crops as CARICOM staples is described. The move to substitute locally grown food for imported wheat is shown to favor root crop development in the region. Against this background, traditional nutrition-prompted objections to wheat substitution by root crops are examined. Evidence is cited to show the essential adequacy of protein in root crops, except plantain and cassava and for all humans except perhaps some infants. The low protein in cassava and plantain, it is proposed, can be easily overcome in the process of local root crop development. Finally, it is argued that there exists the potential to obtain cheap calories from root crops. This and the generation of economic activity among small farmers, concomitant with root crop development, are seen as possible indicators of good nutrition for the region in the future. |
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Authors:
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Omawale |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archivos latinoamericanos de nutrición Volume: 29 ISSN: 0004-0622 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Latinoam Nutr Publication Date: 1979 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1980-06-16 Completed Date: 1980-06-16 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0067507 Medline TA: Arch Latinoam Nutr Country: VENEZUELA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 311-25 Citation Subset: IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Cereals* Diet* Dietary Proteins / standards Energy Intake* Flour / supply & distribution Food Supply / economics* Guyana Humans Nutritive Value Oryza sativa / supply & distribution Triticum / supply & distribution Vegetables* West Indies |
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0/Dietary Proteins |
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