Eskimos and Maize Agriculturalists: Interpreting Patterns of Cortical Bone Remodeling in Human Skeletal Populations Using an Animal Model

几十年来，在爱斯基摩人中，9416140名舍恩杰人随着年龄的增长加速骨质流失一直是人类学家感兴趣的问题。据推测，高蛋白和高酸度的饮食是人类骨替代和骨丢失(骨量减少)的一个促成因素。通过对接触前和接触后的爱斯基摩人与西南部普韦布洛玉米农学家的比较，表明了饮食的重要性。本论文旨在利用受控动物饲养实验和人类骨骼种群来验证饮食影响假说。除了提供对史前人口的洞察外，这项研究还有助于我们理解老年人的骨骼变化。***

9416140 SCHOENINGER Accelerated bone loss with age in Eskimo populations has interested anthropologists for decades. It is hypothesized that diets high in protein and acidity are a contributing factor in human bone replacement and bone loss (osteopenia). The importance of diet is suggested by comparisons of pre- and post-Contact Eskimos with Southwest Pueblo maize agriculturalists. This dissertation project is designed to test the hypothesis of dietary influences using controlled animal feeding experiments and human skeletal populations. In addition to providing insight into prehistoric populations, this study contributes to our understanding of skeletal changes among the elderly. ***