Consumo alimentar e ecologia de populações ribeirinhas em dois ecossistemas amazônicos: um estudo comparativo

Murrieta, Rui Sérgio Sereni; Bakri, Maissa Salah; Adams, Cristina; Oliveira, Perpétuo Socorro de Souza; Strumpf, Roberto

doi:10.1590/s1415-52732008000700011

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“…The role of bushmeat, fish, and chicken as the main food sources of animal protein confirm the trends in dietary habits of Amazonian communities shown in previous studies (Dufour 1991, Murrieta et al 2008, Sirén and Machoa 2008, Adams et al 2009, Parathian and Maldonado 2010, Prates 2010, van Holt et al 2010, Isaac and Almeida 2011, Nardoto et al 2011, Piperata et al 2011a, Adams and Piperata 2014. Households in both study groups reported higher consumption of such food items within the meats food group.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The consumption of manioc flour in association with proteins is still a very important staple food among households in the Amazon region, as previously described in the literature, characterizing an adaptive strategy for the survival of traditional communities (Murrieta et al 1999, Murrieta 2000, Murrieta and Dufour 2004, Adams et al 2009, da Silva and Begossi 2009). …”

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confidence: 86%

“…Data on food intake were collected from 35 households during the dry season using a 3-day record of 24-h food recalls combined with food item weighing, using the protocols adopted in previous studies (Murrieta 2000, Murrieta and Dufour 2004, Adams et al 2009). The 3-day record of 24-h recall combined with food weighing is considered a highly accurate method for food intake evaluations; nevertheless, it is also extremely demanding in terms of research time.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research has also highlighted the importance of bushmeat and fish as important sources of calories as well as protein (Murrieta et al 2008, Adams et al 2009). Although fish is one of the main protein sources for Amazonian people (Adams et al 2009, Parathian and Maldonado 2010, van Holt et al 2010, Isaac and Almeida 2011, terrestrial wildlife provides a significant amount of calories and essential nutrients, not only protein, but also fat (Redford and Robinson 1991, Townsend 2000, Murrieta and Dufour 2004.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although fish is one of the main protein sources for Amazonian people (Adams et al 2009, Parathian and Maldonado 2010, van Holt et al 2010, Isaac and Almeida 2011, terrestrial wildlife provides a significant amount of calories and essential nutrients, not only protein, but also fat (Redford and Robinson 1991, Townsend 2000, Murrieta and Dufour 2004. Studies of the daily protein intake provided by wild meat and fish to indigenous (Dufour 1991, Sirén andMachoa 2008) and rural (Murrieta et al 2008, Prates 2010, Piperata et al 2011a) populations in the Amazonian region have shown that international standard nutrient recommendations are often met and in some cases even exceeded.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon

Sarti¹,

Adams²,

Morsello³

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ABSTRACT. Wild meat is critical for the food security and income of millions of people, especially for poor rural households. Its role as a primary source of macronutrients worldwide has been recognized, but there have been few attempts to evaluate the contribution of bushmeat consumption to micronutrient intake. This is so particularly in the context of nutritional transitions induced by modernization and globalization. Here, we calculated the role of bushmeat as a source of micronutrients in the diets of urban and periurban inhabitants within the Tres Fronteras (Peru, Brazil, Colombia) region in the Amazon. We gathered food intake data from 35 households using 3-day 24-h food recalls combined with food weighing. Additionally, we interviewed 105 households on food consumption frequency. Our results indicate that 14.3% of the households consumed bushmeat, which represented approximately 32% of their caloric intake, 72% of consumed protein, and 77% of iron. Typically, households consuming bushmeat presented higher a nutritional status, i.e., lower intake of carbohydrates (−10%) and higher intake of proteins (+46%), iron (+151%), and zinc (+23%), than households not consuming bushmeat. Most of the sampled households did not achieve standard nutritional requirements for calories (94%), fiber, vitamin C, or iron (97%) per adult per day. None of the households achieved the recommended daily intake for calcium. Households consuming bushmeat consumed statistically significantly higher levels of iron, zinc, and vitamin C than households that did not eat bushmeat. The latter consumed an excess of 31% calories from processed foods per adult per day, and lower amounts of iron (−60%) and zinc (−19%). We argue that households not consuming bushmeat are at greater risk of anemia in the short run and other chronic health problems in the long run.

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confidence: 86%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon

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Nutrition in transition: Dietary patterns of rural Amazonian women during a period of economic change

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Ivanova

Da-Gloria

et al. 2011

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The use of biocultural data in interpreting sex differences in body proportions among rural amazonians

Vercellotti

Piperata

2011

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Variation in height and body proportions is relatively well understood at the inter-population level, but less is known about intra-population variation. This study explores intra-population variation in body proportions among 172 (88 female; 84 male) adult rural Amazonians. We test the hypotheses that: 1) stunting is associated with changes in proportions and fatness; 2) the sexes express different proportions in response to similar environmental stress and 3) female growth is negatively affected by the costs of reproduction. We examined height, sitting height and total leg length in subsamples based on sex and nutritional status (stunted/non-stunted) in relation to biocultural factors including access to food and healthcare and female reproductive history parameters. Differences in proportions were examined using the Quick-Test (Tsutakawa and Hewett, 1977); correlation analyses were employed to detect associations between anthropometric data and body fatness, and female reproductive history parameters. We found significantly higher rates of stunting among females (X2=5.31; p=0.02; RR=1.4). Stunted individuals exhibited relatively shorter legs than non-stunted individuals (p=0.02), although this was not found in within-sex analyses. A significant negative correlation was found between leg length index and fatness (p<0.01). Lastly, females exhibited relatively shorter legs than males (p=0.0003) and, among females, height and leg length were significantly positively correlated with age-at-first-birth (p<0.02) suggesting that adolescent pregnancy may negatively affect growth in this population. Our findings provide insights for the study of intra-population variation in body proportions and highlight the importance of biocultural data in interpreting the pattern of variation observed in living and past populations.

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Consumo alimentar e ecologia de populações ribeirinhas em dois ecossistemas amazônicos: um estudo comparativo

Cited by 39 publications

References 15 publications

Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon

Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon

Nutrition in transition: Dietary patterns of rural Amazonian women during a period of economic change

The use of biocultural data in interpreting sex differences in body proportions among rural amazonians

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