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Spring 2020 – Nutrition and Health of 17th-Century Sailors

Affiliations:
DeBakey Executive Research Leadership Program
Project Leader: Grace Tsai
getsai@tamu.edu
Anthropology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susanne Talcott, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
Thursday Afternoon
Team Size:
8 (Team Full)
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Students have the chance to be a co-author in a paper, present at conferences, visit maritime museums, and receive directed studies course credit in Nutrition
Team Needs:
Students interested in health and nutrition
Description:
This project hopes to understand the effects of shipboard diet on the health of sailors by determining the nutritional intake of seamen on 17th-century English ships. In this project, shipboard food was replicated using the exact ingredients and methods of preparation from the 17th century, including non-GMO ingredients, the exact species of plant or animal, and the same butchery methods and cuts of meat. Archaeological and historical data were used to replicate the salted pork and beef, ship biscuit, wine and beer, and other provisions. Representative samples of food are currently undergoing nutritional and microbial analysis.

Written by:
Jennie Lamb
Published on:
February 18, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2020

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