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SUBMITTER: Miszkiewicz JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7889909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miszkiewicz Justyna J JJ Valentin Frédérique F Vrahnas Christina C Sims Natalie A NA Vongsvivut Jitraporn J Tobin Mark J MJ Clark Geoffrey G
Scientific reports 20210217 1
Kingdom of Tonga in Polynesia is one of the most obese nations where metabolic conditions, sedentary lifestyles, and poor quality diet are widespread. These factors can lead to poor musculoskeletal health. However, whether metabolic abnormalities such as osteoporosis occurred in archaeological populations of Tonga is unknown. We employed a microscopic investigation of femur samples to establish whether bone loss afflicted humans in this Pacific region approximately 3000 years ago. Histology, las ...[more]