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A former thesis student did her research on obstetrics health professionals in Nigeria. A lot of women in that area have health beliefs that are culturally based, which could be detrimental to their...

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A former thesis student did her research on obstetrics health professionals in Nigeria. A lot of women in that area have health beliefs that are culturally based, which could be detrimental to their developing fetus. She discussed this issue with them. A lot of cultural food "taboos" exist worldwide that prevent individuals from getting proper care.

For this week's post, Friday by 11:59 pm, pick a food taboo found somewhere around the world. Discuss the origin (if possible) and the side effects, both positive and negative. Please remember to use citations.


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Sumita Mitra answered on Sep 18 2021
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Food Taboo in Jamaica:
Today I would mention about few food taboos in Jamaica. It is generally believed to have originated in the 19th century when people started to believe and follow such food taboos due to certain myths. In Jamaica, when babies are born and gradually after they learn to eat after six months, it is believed that the Jamaicans do not feed their babies with chicken, as they feel the babies will become dumb and never learn to speak. There are few more beliefs also that as infants if their babies eat half an egg then they would grow up into...
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