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An inquiry into food economy and body economy in Zia Pueblo
American anthropologist, n.s. • 45 • Published In 1943 • Pages: 547-556
By: Ellis, Florence Hawley, Pijoan, Michel, Elkin, C. A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a nutritional study of Zia Pueblo. The authors examined the diet of an upper income household. Corn and wheat flour are basic necessities. Although daily caloric intake appears sufficient at 2,000-2,100 calories, vitamin intake is inadequate. The authors also carried physical examinations of twenty school children, ages five to fifteen, and found a shortage of ascorbic acid consumption as indicated in blood plasma levels, and signs of glossitis and dermatitis, both manifestations of pellagra, a diet deficiency disease due to lack of protien and niacin. The authors recognize that advice alone will not remedy this problem because the villagers simply cannot afford to improve their diet.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Nutrition
- Physiological data
- Morbidity
- Diet
- Students
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zia Pueblo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Physical Scientist
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1942
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1942
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Zia Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By F. Hawley, M. Pijoan, and C. A. Elkin
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Sia Indians