title: [Constitution and nutrition. III: On the constitution and nutrition of the Germans in early history].
abstract: This documentation is part of an inquiry about constitution and nutrition in Germany since early history. In this documentation, authorities of antiquity and modern researches about constitution and nutrition in early Teutonic history were collected and then possible influences of nutrition of that period on constitution of early Teutons were analysed. The early Teutons were characterised by great and strong stature, tendence to dolichocephalie and were of spectacular vigour. Their food was characterised by vitality and growth stimulating ingredients (like milk, meat, barley, oats, millet), but with differences in quantity in course of the year. A comparisation between nutrition and constitution of early Teutons shows a connection among typical patterns of early-Teuton-constitution and these nutrition. Differences in constitution to the southern neighbours, Celts and Romans, were not so marked, that constitutional changes in Germany, especially in southern Germany, in the middle ages can be explained by mixed race.
mesh_terms: D001824:Body Constitution; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005858:Germany; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Konstitution und Ernährung. Teil III: Zur Konstitution und Ernährung der frühgeschichtlichen Germanen.