... of work in the Puebla basin. In the concluding chapter, Manuel González de Molina provides an extensive theoretical discussion of social metabolism and its application to environmental history. As he explains, the concept of social metabolism “establishes that human society produces and reproduces its...

... interlace various concepts to elucidate the mechanics of extractive models, their societal and environmental repercussions, and the corresponding communal responses. The notion of “social metabolism” emerges as a pivotal concept, spotlighting the dynamic interplay between mining operations, society...

... of the body-machine. One of the disciples of Conservative hygienist García Medina was Calixto Torres Umaña, a pediatrician who in his 1913 medical school thesis conducted a detailed investigation into the metabolic capabilities of the residents of Bogotá and Tunja. Torres reviewed the historical...

... to the rain god Tlaloc “all … presented metabolic and dental disease related to acute dietary deficiencies” (p. 191). However, she is not ready to conclude that this is evidence of their having been taken from distressed rural communities as prisoners in time of war; she wonders if it simply means...

... America. The essay begins with an overview of the agriculture used by, and the foodstuffs available to, the large preconquest population of the region. Food distribution by region and class is then assessed, plus the body size, metabolic rates, caloric requirements, and energy expenditures...

... them, and the effects of inert gases in depressing cellular metabolism. This last topic has become a subject of renewed scientific interest in recent years. An attempt to interfere with publication of Cook’s studies of poultry feeds led to a massive change of intellectual direction, stimulated...

... source. But while fats do not require thiamine for metabolization, carbohydrates do. In other words, a low fat diet significantly increases the thiamine requirements of the body. 16 All living things contain some thiamine, and though animal tissue, save for pork, is not a particularly good source...

... and 11:00 a.m. they would begin a three-hour break, during which the patients practiced yoga, meditation, and deep breathing. They would then take a short nap while the drugs fully metabolized. A couple of hours later, the patients were awakened by music, encouraged to read from their journals...

..., Rome made the episcopate hold the line on registrations. The Relación' s longevity was appreciable. 96 As a sociological text, the Relación shows in numbers how the church metabolized persecution. Clergy were more prevalent in Cristero zones than elsewhere, yet this bias was historic, given...