Geophagy in Pregnancy: A Test of a Hypothesis

Geophagy in Pregnancy: A Test of a Hypothesis

In numerous societies, the consumption of clay (geophagy) is often uniquely associated with pregnancy. Focusing on African populations, Wiley and Katz test the hypothesis that geophagy during pregnancy should be most common in populations that do not consume dairy products.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current anthropology 1998-08, Vol.39 (4), p.532-545
Hauptverfasser: Wiley, Andrea S., Katz, Solomon H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adzes
Bones
Calcium
Clay
Corn
Creoles
Dairy products
Diet
Ethnology
Food
Geophagy
Health
Human ecology, environment
Incest
Milk production
Morphological source materials
Nutrition
Physical anthropology, ethnobiology
Plants
Polynesian studies
Pregnancy
Soils
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Zusammenfassung:In numerous societies, the consumption of clay (geophagy) is often uniquely associated with pregnancy. Focusing on African populations, Wiley and Katz test the hypothesis that geophagy during pregnancy should be most common in populations that do not consume dairy products.
ISSN:0011-3204
1537-5382
DOI:10.1086/204769