Local observations of climate change and impacts on traditional food security in two northern Aboriginal communities.

Guyot, Melissa; Dickson, Cindy; Paci, Chris; Furgal, Chris; Chan, Hing Man

doi:10.3402/ijch.v65i5.18135

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“…For example, there seem to be many factors in the Circumpolar North that are impacting traditional food availability and access, such as differing species or hunting locations, changing animal migration patterns [56] and regulations on wildlife management [57]. Other factors identified by those outside of Alaska are related to the environment and climate change, ranging from a rise in sea levels from melting ice caps and glaciers [58] to thawing permafrost [56] and changing weather and winds [59]. …”

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A scoping review of traditional food security in Alaska

Walch

Loring

Johnson

et al. 2018

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Food insecurity is a public health concern. Food security includes the pillars of food access, availability and utilisation. For some indigenous peoples, this may also include traditional foods. To conduct a scoping review on traditional foods and food security in Alaska. Google Scholar and the High North Research Documents were used to search for relevant primary research using the following terms: “traditional foods”, “food security”, “access”, “availability”, “utilisation”, “Alaska”, “Alaska Native” and “indigenous”. Twenty four articles from Google Scholar and four articles from the High North Research Documents were selected. The articles revealed three types of research approaches, those that quantified traditional food intake (n=18), those that quantified food security (n=2), and qualitative articles that addressed at least one pillar of food security (n=8). Limited primary research is available on food security in Alaskan. Few studies directly measure food security while most provide a review of food security factors. Research investigating dietary intake of traditional foods is more prevalent, though many differences exist among participant age groups and geographical areas. Future research should include direct measurements of traditional food intake and food security to provide a more complete picture of traditional food security in Alaska.

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A scoping review of traditional food security in Alaska

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Loring

Johnson

et al. 2018

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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“…Common to this study and food security studies in Arctic Canada are findings of increased prevalence of food insecurity among women and connections between traditional food access and food security (3,10,11,17,(43)(44)(45) Economic factors such as the price of market foods and the rising fuel and hunting costs are common barriers described as limiting food security in Arctic Canada (10,11). While economic factors play a similar limiting role restricting food security in Qeqertarsuaq, market foods were described as affordable relative to the purchase of Greenlandic foods with some respondents consuming greater quantities of market foods in times of economic stress.…”

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Prevalence of food insecurity in a Greenlandic community and the importance of social, economic and environmental stressors

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Ford

Berrang‐Ford

2010

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. Characterize and examine the prevalence of food insecurity in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, and identify stressors affecting the food system. Study design. A mixed-methods study using quantitative food security surveys and semi-structured interviews. Methods. Food security surveys (n=61) were conducted with a random sample of 6% of Qeqertarsuaq's population. Semi-structured interviews (n=75) allowed participants to describe in their own words their experience of food insecurity and permitted in-depth examination of determinants. Key informant interviews were used to provide context to local perspectives. Results. Prevalence of food insecurity (8%) is low. However, interviews reveal a more nuanced picture, with women, adults aged 55+, and non-hunters reporting constrained access to Greenlandic foods. Barriers restricting traditional food access include changing sea ice conditions, reduced availability of some species, high costs of hunting and purchasing food, tightening food sharing networks, and hunting and fishing regulations. Conclusions. While the Qeqertarsuaq food system is relatively secure, the research highlights susceptibility to social, economic and environmental stressors which may become more prevalent in the future.

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“…dietary fibre, folate, potassium, vitamins A, B6, and D), leading to a double burden of under-nutrition and over-nutrition (46,63,(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78) . Moreover, food security presents a growing issue, particularly for traditional foods, as climate change alters the physical landscape and poverty rates among the Aboriginal populations remain high (46,(79)(80)(81)(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87)(88) . The rapid lifestyle and nutrition transition may explain the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and higher rates of mortality among aboriginal populations in Canada compared to the general population (89)(90)(91)(92)(93) .…”

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Development and use of FFQ among adults in diverse settings across the globe

Sharma

2011

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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In nutritional epidemiology, development of valid dietary assessment instruments specific to populations in diverse settings is of paramount importance. Such instruments are essential when trying to characterise dietary patterns and intake, investigate diet-disease associations, inform and evaluate nutrition interventions, assess nutrient-gene interactions, conduct cross-country comparison studies and monitor nutrition transitions. The FFQ is a relatively inexpensive tool for measuring long-term dietary intake for large populations and for allowing researchers to track dietary changes over time. However, FFQ must be population specific to capture the local diet and available foods. Collecting 24-h dietary recalls and utilising community feedback to build the FFQ ensures that a culturally appropriate instrument is developed. This article presents several examples describing FFQ development and utilisation in different settings globally. In the Canadian Arctic, FFQ were developed and utilised to inform and evaluate a communitybased intervention programme, characterise the diet and track dietary changes occurring among Inuit and Inuvialuit, populations experiencing rising rates of chronic disease and likely to be extremely vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change. Another example is an FFQ developed to assess sodium intake and evaluate a sodium reduction trial in a high-risk population in Barbados. An example is provided from Brazil, where an FFQ was developed to assess associations between diet, heterocyclic aromatic amines and colorectal adenoma among Japanese Brazilians and to conduct cross-country comparisons. These and other case studies highlight the diversity in dietary intake between populations and the need for FFQ to be developed to capture this diversity. FFQ: Nutritional epidemiology: Interventions: Multi-ethnic populations Dietary assessment methodologiesIn nutritional epidemiology, a variety of different approaches can be used to measure food and nutrient intakes in individuals and populations. These range from relatively simple techniques such as 24-h dietary recalls, estimated or weighed food records, narrative diet histories and FFQ, to the more complex biochemical approach of measuring static or functional markers of nutrient intake in blood, urine or other biological samples. The selection of a dietary assessment methodology depends on the population under investigation and typically involves a compromise between the desired level of accuracy and organisational or financial constraints (1) . Biochemical markers of nutrient intake, while arguably more objective than other methods, are used infrequently outside of small validation or pilot studies due to their high cost and logistical requirements (2) . Food records and 24-h dietary recalls are expensive and

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Local observations of climate change and impacts on traditional food security in two northern Aboriginal communities.

Cited by 100 publications

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A scoping review of traditional food security in Alaska

A scoping review of traditional food security in Alaska

Prevalence of food insecurity in a Greenlandic community and the importance of social, economic and environmental stressors

Development and use of FFQ among adults in diverse settings across the globe

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