Dear all,
Follow a publication on the issue, that might be of interest for the 
community.
Regards
Jean P. Ometto
CST/INPE
Brazil

Nardoto GB, Silva S, Kendall C, Ehleringer JR, Chesson LA, Ferraz ESB, 
Moreira MZ, Ometto JPHB, Martinelli LA (2006) Geographical Patterns of 
Human Diet Derived From Stable Isotope Analysis of Fingernails American 
Journal of Physical Anthropology, v. 131, p. 137-146.

Werts, Scott wrote:
> Sticking with the corn in modern diets theme, this was just published:
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> A.H. Jahren, R.A. Kraft*. 2008. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in fastfood: Signatures of corn and confinement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(46), 17855-17860. doi: 10.1073 pnas.0809870105.
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> Dr. Scott Werts
> Assistant Professor of Geology
> Winthrop University
> 213A Sims Hall
> Rock Hill, SC.  29733
> Phone:  803-323-4930
> Fax:  803-323-2246
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stable Isotope Geochemistry on behalf of Marilyn Fogel
> Sent: Thu 1/22/2009 4:58 PM
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> Subject: [ISOGEOCHEM] Corn Influenced Diet Shifts?
>  
> Dear Folks,
>
> I received this message from a colleague who is teaching students  
> about the influence of corn. Do any of you alert readers have a  
> reference at your fingertips that you could recommend for Charlie?
>
> "Next Tuesday Washington College is hosting a viewing of the movie "King
> Corn," which is a critique of the use of corn products in our country  
> (see
> description below).
>
> One of the most fascinating things I heard about this issue was in one  
> of
> your talks: The stable isotope evidence that Europeans coming to the US
> experience a shift in their carbon isotope ratios in response to the
> corn-heavy diet.  Does that data appear in publication anywhere? I would
> love to bring that up at the viewing of this movie during the discussion
> period."
>
> Marilyn Fogel
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> Dr. Marilyn L. Fogel
> Geophysical Laboratory
> Carnegie Institution of Washington
> 5251 Broad Branch Rd., NW
> Washington, DC 20015
> Phone (202) 478-8981
> Main office (202) 478-8900
> FAX (202) 478-8901
> Website: http://fogel.gl.ciw.edu/
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