Sorry- I should clarify. I'm not concerned about swimming:
I'm just amazed that there's a marked difference in mineral bone density dependant on ethnic heritage, to the extent that's it's caused academic debate.
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 11:27,
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It could point to all kinds of things.
For example, it might have to do with cultural norms that are more strongly associated with one ethnic group than another and make a difference to lifestyle. That way, it wouldn't be ethinicity per se that carries the load.
As I said, I shall read further. Google Scholar has its uses...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 11:33,
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There was a case of an African girl dismembered and sent down a river (the Thames I think) several years ago as part of a voodoo thing
They managed to find her killers by tracing the minerals in her bones to a remote area in Africa. Mental.
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Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 11:47,
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Yup.
But that has to do with diet: if you eat veg from one area, then elements from the local soil will find their way into your body. I've been wondering ever since that case whether that particular line of forensic investigation closes with increased urbanisation, since people's diets wouldn't be so localised.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 12:55,
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