Carolina QuotesBecause the price of a calorie is much greater if purchased through meat... there was a tendency to substitute away from meat consumption during the early phases of industrialization. This caused the intake of protein... to fall, making it difficult... to fight off nutrition-sensitive diseases.
John Komlos Connected to the Carolinas
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- On the Significance of Anthropometric History (1994)
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- 1994
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