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Seaweed, past and present .
Seaweed has been part of the traditional diet of all coastal cultures.
From Japan and China to Hawaii, Okinawa Wales, Scotland, Iceland and Ireland.
Seen as a valuable product, nutritive, source of salt, for seasoning/fermenting or as herb/medicine.
Now American nutrition experts are starting to recommend it highly too.
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In the old days the inland native peoples prepared to trade their most precious possessions for a bag of dried seaweed, carried on horse back, donkey or human from the coast.
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| Introduction |
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| Personal |
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| Lifestyle related diseases |
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| Seaweed, past and present |
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| Why seaweed |
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| Nutrition index |
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| Minerals |
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| Vitamins |
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| Daily allowances (RDAs) |
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| Carbohydrates (sugar) |
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| Amino acids |
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| Essential fatty acids |
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| Slimming |
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| Polyphenols |
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| Glyconutrients |
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| Dietary fiber and health |
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| Alginic acid |
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| Bacteria and microorganism |
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