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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...
Autores principales: | Lyons, Graham, Dean, Geoff, Tongaiaba, Routan, Halavatau, Siosiua, Nakabuta, Kabuati, Lonalona, Matio, Susumu, Gibson |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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