Measuring Food Culture: a Tool for Public Health Practice

Kanter, Rebecca; Gittelsohn, Joel

doi:10.1007/s13679-020-00414-w

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“…Food culture is made up of eating habits, what we eat, when and how we eat. Considering the food culture of populations, especially minorities such as indigenous or Afro-descendant population, is necessary to facilitate that food intervention are successful (37). For the population health practice, it is essential to understand the food culture in particular settings and the complex elements that are related to it, in such a way that food interventions can contribute to improving the health and nutritional status of populations (38).…”

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Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention

Díaz,

Palma,

Gamboa

et al. 2023

biomedica

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Introduction. Diet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the human body.Objective. To identify potentially useful selenium-rich foods to control the effects of mercury exposure among Afro-Colombians.Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 320 individuals from five municipalities of Chocó. They were asked about the frequency of consumption of selenium-rich foods, and their association with mercury concentrations in hair was estimated with multiple robust regression.Results. Guava, whole wheat flour, strawberries, cow liver, spinach and yeast extract were the foods with higher consumption. Walnuts, whole wheat flour, and yeast extract were identified in multiple robust regression as foods to consider in future interventions.Conclusion. It is proposed that the banana juice, the pineapple colada, the borojó (Borojoa patinoi) sorbet, the cucas, and the enyucado are basic elements for a culturally acceptable intervention.

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Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention

Díaz,

Palma,

Gamboa

et al. 2023

biomedica

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“…There are some studies describing facets that characterise single food cultures (Kanter & Gittelsohn, 2020). For instance, the Japanese food culture has traditionally been characterised by rice-centred meals (Takeda, 2008).…”

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Similar or different? Comparing food cultures with regard to traditional and modern eating across ten countries

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Ruby

Arbit

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Food Research International

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2024

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Measuring Food Culture: a Tool for Public Health Practice

Cited by 5 publications

References 47 publications

Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention

Selenium-rich food potentially useful to control mercury levels among Afro-Colombians: Towards an intercultural intervention

Similar or different? Comparing food cultures with regard to traditional and modern eating across ten countries

Claiming and attributing (dis)taste: Issues of sharing a meal as a competent member

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