Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2001.10a
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- Pages.54-55
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- 2001
FUNCTIONAL FOODS IN THE TRADITIONAL MAORI DIET
- Cambie, Richard C. (Depts of Chemistry and Nutrition, The University of Auckland) ;
- Ferguson, Lynnette R. (Depts of Chemistry and Nutrition, The University of Auckland)
- Published : 2001.10.01
Abstract
The Maori people were early New Zealand settlers of Polynesian descent. The incidence of non-infectious diseases appears to have been low in these people, perhaps in part due to the presence of protective chemical constituents within their food plant supply. Three of the tropical crops they introduced are still eaten here today: the sweet potato of kumara (Ipomoea batatas), the taro (Colocasia esculenta) and the cabbage tree or ti (Cordyline terminalis).(omitted)
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