Consumption patterns and nutritional contribution of Crotalaria Brevidens (Mitoo) in Tarime District, Tanzania

Uiso, F.C.; Johns, Timothy

doi:10.1080/03670244.1996.9991475

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“…In Burkina Faso recent investigations have documented that 20 % of all food items consumed were wild species, and numerous wild plants exhibited higher mineral values than more accessible, cultivated alternatives (Smith et al 1995(Smith et al , 1996. In a recent study from Tanzania, wild vegetables played central dietary roles, where 49 % of vegetables consumed were from wild sources and they supplied a signi®cant portion of micronutrients to the diet in a geographical region where few animal foods were available (Uiso & Johns, 1996). In eastern Nigeria, settled Fulani agro-pastoralists used edible wild species high in protein and micronutrients to maintain dietary quality during periods of low rainfall.…”

Section: Discussion: Edible Wild Plants and Micronutrient Statusmentioning

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Value of traditional foods in meeting macro- and micronutrient needs: the wild plant connection

2000

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The importance of edible wild plants may be traced to antiquity but systematic studies are recent. Anthropologists, botanists, ecologists, food scientists, geographers, nutritionists, physicians and sociologists have investigated cultural aspects and nutrient composition of edible species. Important contributions to the diet from edible wild plants are well documented and numerous studies reveal roles played by`lesser-known' species when meeting macro-and micronutrient needs of groups at risk, whether infants and children, pregnant and/or lactating women, or the elderly. The literature is vast and scattered but information on the macroand micronutrient content of wild plants and their importance to the human diet appear in ®ve kinds of publications: cultural works by social scientists, descriptions and inventories by botanists, dietary assessment studies by nutritionists, intervention programmes managed by epidemiologists and physicians, and composition data generally conducted by food scientists and chemists. Many macro-and micronutrient-dense wild species deserve greater attention but lack of adequate nutrient databases, whether by region or nation, limit educational efforts to improve diets in many Third World areas. Limited and uneven compositional data generally re¯ect factors of cost and personal interest in key nutrients. Whilst edible wild plants are regularly deprecated by policy makers and considered to be the`weeds of agriculture', it would be tragic if this led to loss of ability to identify and consume these important available species. Ethnobotany: Macronutrients: Micronutrients: Nutritional anthropology: Wild plantsAs there is a plenty of common and French sorrel; lamb's quarters, and water cresses, growing about camp; and as these vegetables are very conducive to health, and tend to prevent the scurvy and all putrid disorders . . . the General recommends to the soldiers the constant use of them, as they make an agreeable salad, and have the most salutary effect. The regimental of®cer of the day [is] to send to gather them every morning, and have them distributed among the men.'Washington (1777)

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Section: Discussion: Edible Wild Plants and Micronutrient Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Value of traditional foods in meeting macro- and micronutrient needs: the wild plant connection

2000

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“…While fortification and vitamin Downloaded by [University of Arizona] at 01:26 11 June 2016 supplementation are common strategies for alleviating micronutrient deficiencies as they are cost-effective and easy to administer, they are inadequate as they do not address the underlying cause of the deficiency, including inequity and poverty (FAO/ILSI, 1997). Little emphasis has been placed on whole food approaches to control micronutrient malnutrition (Murphy and Allen, 2003) although empirical data has provided evidence of how whole foods can significantly contribute to better health status (Chweya and Eyzaguirre, 1999;Haskell et al, 2004;Raschke et al, 2007a;Solomons and Orozco, 2003;Uiso and Johns, 1996;Wahlqvist, 2002;Zagre et al, 2003).…”

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Investigation of the Dietary Intake and Health Status in East Africa in the 1960s: A Systematic Review of the HistoricOltersdorf Collection

Raschke

Oltersdorf²,

Elmadfa

et al. 2008

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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Downloaded by [University of Arizona] at 01:26 11 June 2016 2 V. RASCHKE ET AL.We have recently reported on the myriad health benefits of traditional East African foods and food habits. However, this region continues to experience a nutrition transition whereby traditional, well-tried foods have been systematically replaced with the products of multinational corporations. The health-related impact has been devastating, as evidenced by current non-communicable disease (NCD) trends. The purpose of the present investigation was to review the historic Oltersdorf Collection (data collated by the Max-Planck Nutrition Research Unit, Bumbuli Tanzania from the 1930s to 1960s) to determine if adherence to traditional East African food habits was positively associated with health status indices in populations residing in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda during this period. The systematic review process resulted in six investigations being identified. Published between 1963 and 1969, these are likely the first investigations to provide original data pertaining to dietary intake/adequacy and health status indices within specific East African cohorts. Overall, the review revealed that many ethnic groups did not exhibit adequate dietary intake and did not consume a diversity of traditional whole foods representative of the wide spectrum of food choices available within the region at this time. NCDs such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes were not reported in any investigation. However, there was substantial reporting of malnutrition-related and infectious diseases, particularly among children. The present review supports the contention that the shift from a traditional, diversified diet to a simplified, monotonous diet may have occurred with the onset of cash-crop farming. For resolution of nutrition-related epidemics currently plaguing Africa, including NCDs and malnutrition-related diseases (i.e., the double burden) it is critically important to investigate and disseminate evidence related to the fundamental contributors to the nutrition transition.

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“…The following is one of the "rst to provide such data for East Africa (see also Uiso and Johns, 1996). The signi"cance of the results should apply to other groups in the region, since the area is marginal for agriculture, and commonly, there are periods of crop failure and animal die-o!s in severe dry seasons.…”

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Nutritional Composition of Some Wild Plant Foods and Honey Used by Hadza Foragers of Tanzania

Murray

Schoeninger

Bunn

et al. 2001

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

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Consumption patterns and nutritional contribution of Crotalaria Brevidens (Mitoo) in Tarime District, Tanzania

Cited by 16 publications

References 22 publications

Value of traditional foods in meeting macro- and micronutrient needs: the wild plant connection

Value of traditional foods in meeting macro- and micronutrient needs: the wild plant connection

Investigation of the Dietary Intake and Health Status in East Africa in the 1960s: A Systematic Review of the HistoricOltersdorf Collection

Nutritional Composition of Some Wild Plant Foods and Honey Used by Hadza Foragers of Tanzania

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