Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Diet"
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Caribou Hunting at Mingo Lake: A Comparative Study of Pre-Dorset and Late Dorset Hunting Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-12)Caribou are a very important resource in the Arctic because they provide food, raw material for weapons and tools and skins for warm winter clothing. The methods used to hunt these animals have been studied extensively by ... -
Correlates of whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids among young children with moderate acute malnutrition
(BioMed Central, 2017-07-13)Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been associated with low polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status. However, investigations regarding PUFA status and correlates in children with moderate acute malnutrition ... -
Global land use implications of dietary trends
(PLOS One, 2018-08-08)Global food security and agricultural land management represent two urgent and intimately related challenges that humans must face. We quantify the changes in the global agricultural land footprint if the world were to ... -
Investigation of Milk and Alternatives Intake and the Impact of School Nutrition Programs in First Nations Schoolchildren
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Objectives: To assess the intake of milk and alternatives, calcium, and vitamin D in on-reserve First Nations youth in Ontario, Canada; and the relationship of these nutrients to body mass index. To assess the impact of ... -
Phosphate toxicity and tumorigenesis
(Elsevier, 2018-04-01)In this article, we briefly summarized evidence that cellular phosphate burden from phosphate toxicity is a pathophysiological determinant of cancer cell growth. Tumor cells express more phosphate cotransporters and store ... -
SEGMENTATION INFORMS THE GAMIFICATION OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONSUMPTION
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-18)Food systems activities produce around 30% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are responsible for numerous environmental issues which could ultimately harm our ability to grow food reliably. One way ...