PO1 Health, Food and Traditional Medicine Norway House Cree Nation
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https://doi.org/10.3407/4t74aw86Keywords:
Human health, Aboriginal, Natural foodAbstract
This paper investigates the relationship between health, natural traditional food and medicine in the Canadian community of Norway House Cree Nation of Manitoba. The author did a regression and correlation analysis using data collected through the administration of a Household survey. The analysis results indicate that there is negative correlation between cancer and the consumption of fruits and vegetables. In addition, the consumption of natural traditional foods such as animal's intestines and tongue reduces the likelihood of mental morbidity but increases that of external organs. Likewise, the use of natural traditional medicine reduces the odds of mental illness.
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