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Mediterranean nuts: origins, ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism.

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    Identificador: imarina:3649960
    Autors:
    Casas-Agustench P, Salas-Huetos A, Salas-Salvadó J.
    Resum:
    To consider historical aspects of nuts in relation to origin and distribution, attributed medicinal benefits, symbolism, legends and superstitions.Review of historical aspects of nuts.Mediterranean region.The varieties reviewed include almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts and pistachios.Like other foods, nuts have a wide variety of cultural connections to the areas where they grow and to the people who live there or eat them. History, symbolism and legends reveal the ancient tradition of nuts and how they are related to the lives of our ancestors. Archaeological excavations in eastern Turkey have uncovered the existence of a non-migratory society whose economy centred on harvesting nuts. This shows that nuts have been a staple in the human diet since the beginnings of history. Moreover, since ancient times nuts have been used for their medicinal properties. They also play a role in many old legends and traditions.
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    Autor segons l'article: Casas-Agustench P, Salas-Huetos A, Salas-Salvadó J.
    Departament: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    Autor/s de la URV: Salas Huetos, Albert / Salas Salvadó, Jorge
    Paraules clau: Zero hunger
    Resum: To consider historical aspects of nuts in relation to origin and distribution, attributed medicinal benefits, symbolism, legends and superstitions.Review of historical aspects of nuts.Mediterranean region.The varieties reviewed include almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts and pistachios.Like other foods, nuts have a wide variety of cultural connections to the areas where they grow and to the people who live there or eat them. History, symbolism and legends reveal the ancient tradition of nuts and how they are related to the lives of our ancestors. Archaeological excavations in eastern Turkey have uncovered the existence of a non-migratory society whose economy centred on harvesting nuts. This shows that nuts have been a staple in the human diet since the beginnings of history. Moreover, since ancient times nuts have been used for their medicinal properties. They also play a role in many old legends and traditions.
    Àrees temàtiques: Sociologia i política Serviço social Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar General medicine Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Antropologia / arqueologia
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: albert.salas@urv.cat jordi.salas@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-5914-6862 0000-0003-2700-7459
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-11-16
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/mediterranean-nuts-origins-ancient-medicinal-benefits-and-symbolism/8CF105F6FD84DBFA2AF96DED889B227A
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Public Health Nutrition. 14 (12a): 2296-2301
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Casas-Agustench P, Salas-Huetos A, Salas-Salvadó J. (2011). Mediterranean nuts: origins, ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism.. Public Health Nutrition, 14(12a), 2296-2301. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011002540
    DOI de l'article: 10.1017/S1368980011002540
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2011
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Medicine (Miscellaneous),Nutrition & Dietetics,Nutrition and Dietetics,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Zero hunger
    Sociologia i política
    Serviço social
    Saúde coletiva
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia
    Odontología
    Nutrition and dietetics
    Nutrition & dietetics
    Nutrição
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Interdisciplinar
    General medicine
    Farmacia
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Economia
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Antropologia / arqueologia
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