The Dietaries Of Primitive Peoples

Eskimos have a high tolerance for carbohydrates and show a remarkable power to oxidize fats completely. The basal metabolism is higher than that of persons living in the temperate zone. There is no single uniform type of food utilized by all primitive peoples and there is nothing edible, from roots to insects to whales, that some humans do not readily use as food. There is a relation between the type of food consumed and the climatic conditions of the environment. Maps. Footnotes.