Evidence for chronic omega-3 fatty acids and ascorbic acid deficiency in Palaeolithic hominins in Europe at the emergence of cannibalism

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• 作者：J.L. Guil-Guerrero ^{jlguil@ual.es}
• 关键词：DHA ; EPA+DHA ; Omega-3 PUFA ; n-3 PUFA ; Cannibalism ; Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition ; Reindeer
• 刊名：Quaternary Science Reviews
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：157
• 期：Complete
• 页码：176-187
• 全文大小：1250 K
• 卷排序：157

文摘

The intake of n-3 PUFA at the Medium-Upper Palaeolithic transition is assessed. Middle-Upper Palaeolithic hominins had a major deficit of n-3 PUFA and ascorbic acid. Human organs contain high amounts of n-3 PUFA and ascorbic acid. Nutritional cannibalism served to alleviated n-3 PUFA and ascorbic acid deficits. DHA-rich human organs could have helped the survival of older people at such times.