AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WATER SOIL-DIETARY CONDITIONS AND THE PATHOGENESIS OF KESHAN DISEASE(Research into the pathogenesis of Keshan diseasepart 1)
- VernacularTitle:水土—膳食条件与克山病发病关系的调查(克山病致病途径研究之一)
- Author:
Yin SU
;
Weihan YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Acta Nutrimenta Sinica
1956;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The dietary composition of inhabitants of the endemic and nonendemic areas, the epidemics of Keshan disease, and its clinical examinations from 14 counties in Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shanxi, Shantong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Xizhang provinces were investigated.The results revealed: (1) There were differences of the dietary sources between endemic and non-endemic inhabitants (difference of water-soil conditions); (2) The composition of diet between inhabitants of endemic and non-endemic areas were different; (3) There were differences of dietary composition of the inhabitants between peak year of incidence and ordinary year in endemic districts. The less the variety of diet the higher the incidence of the disease; the greater the variety of diet, the lower its incidence. The decrease of the incidence was closely related to the improvement of dietary conditions in endemic area.
