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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: Ants, calcium and exoskeletons.
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"Arly Helm, MS, CLE, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 5 Jun 1995 17:07:16 +0700
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 Am J. Clin
>Nutr 1991;54:281S-7S "Calcium in evolutionary perspective."  Calcium from
>insects and wild game (nutrients/100 grams--approx 3.5 oz):  Adults
>(grasshopper, spider, preying mantis, moth): 116.9 mg  (163.8 calories too!),
>Larvae (128.8 mg (328.4 calories), wild game:14.2 mg (133.1 cal).

My "Cultural Aspects of Foods" professor says roasted grasshoppers are
quite similar to popcorn.  She ate them in Central America.

Arly Helm

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