Abstract：
:The centre of origin of the oil palm is the tropical rain forest region of West Africa. It is considered to be the 200-300 kilometre wide coastal belt between Liberia and Mayumbe. The oil palm tree has remained the 'tree of life' of Yoruba land as well as of other parts of southern West Africa to which it is indigenous. The Yoruba are adept at spinning philosophical and poetical proverbs around such ordinary things as hills, rivers, birds, animals and domestic tools. Hundreds of the traditional proverbs are still with us, and through them one can see the picture of the environment that contributed to the moulding of the thoughts of the people. Yoruba riddles or puzzles were also couched in terms of the environment and the solutions to them were also environmental items. They have a popular saying: A je eran je eran a kan egungun, a je egungun je egungun a tun kan eran: 'A piece of meat has an outer layer of flesh, an intermediate layer of bone and an inner layer of flesh'. What is it? A palm fruit: it has an outer edible layer, the mesocarp; then a layer of shell, inedible, and the kernel inside, edible. The solution to this puzzle summarises the botanical and cultural characteristics of the palm fruit.
journal_name
Asia Pac J Clin Nutrjournal_title
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutritionauthors
Atinmo T,Bakre ATsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-01-01 00:00:00pages
350-4issue
3eissn
0964-7058issn
1440-6047journal_volume
12pub_type
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.052017.02
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
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doi：10.1046/j.1440-6047.2000.00199.x
更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.012017.04
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.032017.22
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.2.17
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.3.10
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.202009_29(3).0019
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Limited Australian data are available on iron status and factors affecting iron status in young women. Iron status was assessed in a population of 15-30 year old students using standard haematological and biochemical tests. Data were collected on demographic details and known risk factors for iron deficiency, includin...
journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.s1.04
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This survey was initiated to examine possible coastal-inland differences in cadmium (Cd) burden in general Korean populations. In total, 268 healthy non-smoking middle-aged women (30 to 49 years; 88 residents in 8 coastal areas and 180 residents in 15 inland areas) participated in the study. They offered peripheral bl...
journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.2.10
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.201906_28(2).0023
更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.4.15
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.4.01
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.052016.02
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1046/j.1440-6047.2002.00284.x
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1046/j.1440-6047.2002.00280.x
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Konjac powder has the effect of improving blood lipids in the general population, but there is no research on schizophrenic patients who are susceptible to dyslipidemia. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effects of konjac powder on blood lipid, glucose levels, body weight, and blood pres...
journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.6133/apjcn.202009_29(3).0009
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
