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Research Papers

Metabolic syndrome risk unexpectedly predicted by traditional food consumption: shifting food systems and health among the Awajún of the Peruvian Amazon

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Pages 110-118 | Received 19 May 2020, Accepted 14 Feb 2021, Published online: 07 Jun 2021

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