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Macro- and Micronutrients from Traditional Food Plants Could Improve Nutrition and Reduce Non-Communicable Diseases of Islanders on Atolls in the South Pacific

Pacific Islanders have paid dearly for abandoning traditional diets, with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCD) widespread. Starchy root crops like sweet potato, taro, and cassava are difficult to grow on the potassium-deficient soils of atolls, and high energy, low nutrient imported fo...

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Autores principales: Lyons, Graham, Dean, Geoff, Tongaiaba, Routan, Halavatau, Siosiua, Nakabuta, Kabuati, Lonalona, Matio, Susumu, Gibson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7464995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32722347
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9080942