1 Introduction - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

7. Homoeopathy had limited scope in artificial chronic diseases, which result
from long continued uses of violent heroic medicine in large doses.
1.5.3.3 Nutrition
1. Food values of food items, like certain roots and tubers, fish, monitor lizard,
molluscs, larvae of wood borer, various wild fruits, like gin, tangal, omiin,
betfal, loke, cowfal, etc. which Jarawas eat are not known. In some cases food
values of similar food items from the manual of nutritive value of Indian foods
by the ICMR (1) were used.
2. The present diet survey could not include the food, if any, consumed during
hunting and gathering. Only those foods taken at home were observed and
taken into account and therefore there may be an underestimation to a certain
extent.
3. In case of foods, which could not be weighed, the investigators were asked to
assume weight or volume from their earlier nutrition survey experiences.
Therefore weight of food is a guestimate of food intake.
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