Currently, many Amerindian peoples, including European‐Amerindian admixed groups
such as Mexicans, are experiencing a major epidemic of a series of diseases which includes …

Simple Summary Skeletal muscle represents about 40% of the body mass in humans and it
is a copious and plastic tissue, rich in proteins that are subject to continuous …

The Mi'kmaq are the First Nation people that traditionally inhabited the eastern coast of
North America. This article explores the Mi'kmaq cultural view of non-human animals as …

This paper proposes a postcolonial ecofeminist reading of Mi'kmaq legends as a basis for a
veganism rooted in Aboriginal culture. Mi'kmaq legends portray animals as siblings to …

Background Given the increasing number and the diversity of dietary quality indices used for
research, and the differences between settings, there is a need to identify valid indices of …

The prevalence of gallstones and gallbladder disease was studied in a rural Caucasian
population. All the women aged 15 to 50 years were asked to complete a questionnaire …

This chapter proposes a postcolonial ecofeminist reading of Mi'kmaq stories as a basis for a
veganism rooted in Mi'kmaw culture. This analysis, conducted by a Mi'kmaw scholar, draws …

The precursor state for cholesterol gallstone formation is cholesterol-saturated bile. We
studied a high-risk group for cholesterol gallstones to determine whether dietary variables …

The epidemiology of gallstone disease suggests that the commonly occurring causes of
cholesterol gallstones can be divided into two major categories: dietary and hormonal. The …

This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, activists, as well
as postdoctoral scholars, working in the areas of Critical Animal Studies, Native Studies …