Before revision: Kuru was 8 to 9 times more prevalent in women and children than in men at its peak because, while the men of the village took the choice cuts , the women and children would eat the rest of the body, including the brain, where the prion particles were particularly concentrated.
After revision: Kuru was 8 to 9 times more prevalent in women and children than in men at its peak because, while the men of the village consumed muscle tissues , the women and children would eat the rest of the body, including the brain, where the prion particles were particularly concentrated.