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

Piperata, Barbara A.; Ivanova, Sofia A.; Da-Gloria, Pedro; Veiga, Gonçalo; Polsky, Analise; Spence, Jennifer E.; Murrieta, Rui Sérgio Sereni

doi:10.1002/ajhb.21147

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“…New fields of work, such as tourism, wage labor, and ease of distributing agricultural products lead communities near roads to adopt a new pattern of subsistence, characterized by smaller involvement with subsistent farming and greater access to foods common in urban areas. These pieces of evidence may be indicative of nutritional transition in this population and thereby, higher food insecurity 3,10,11,34 .…”

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“…Such transitions and exposure to the urban environment may explain the changes in the nutritional profile of the quilombola population 10,11 . Quilombola youth frequently move to cities because their communities lack high schools, so they move to cities to continue their education and find work, losing touch with their cultural and social center [12][13][14] .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Overweight in Goiás'quilombola students and food insecurity in their families

Cordeiro¹,

Monego²,

Martins³

2014

Rev. Nutr.

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Objective: To characterize the nutritional status of quilombola students and determine the food security status of their households. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with students aged six to nineteen years from quilombola communities in twelve municipalities of Goiás categorized by age, gender, school location (urban/rural), and nutritional status based on the World Health Organization's height-for-age and body mass index for-age charts. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale was used for measuring food (in)security in their families. Descriptive and association analyses were conducted using the Chi-square test at a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: In a sample of 226 students, overweight (17.2%) was more common than malnutrition (1.3%), especially in students attending urban schools (28.2%) (p<0.05). Most (75.2%) quilombola families experienced food insecurity, especially mild. Conclusion: The apparent contradiction of excess weight and food insecurity occurring simultaneously indicates the need of revising the study instruments and the causal network that identify poverty.

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Overweight in Goiás'quilombola students and food insecurity in their families

Cordeiro¹,

Monego²,

Martins³

2014

Rev. Nutr.

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

Sarti¹,

Adams²,

Morsello³

et al. 2015

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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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“…Despite the controversies about how the beneficiary families use the financial resource, studies have reported that families prioritize food acquisition [10][11][12][13] . However, aspects regarding the nutritional quality of these foods remain inconclusive, especially with respect to the density of micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals.…”

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Impact of the Bolsa Família Program on energy, macronutrient, and micronutrient intakes: Study of the Northeast and Southeast

et al. 2016

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A B S T R A C T ObjectiveTo assess the impact of the Bolsa Família Program on the energy and nutrient intakes of beneficiaries from the Brazilian Northeast and Southeast regions. MethodsThe study used data from the 2008-2009 Pesquisa de Orçamento Famíliar, which assessed individual food intake on two nonconsecutive days of individuals aged more than 10 years. Based the personal information booklet, food intake values were transformed into nutritional values (energy and nutrients). Analysis of the impact measure was preceded by propensity score matching, a technique that matches some socioeconomic characteristics of beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries. Once the score was calculated, the impact of the Bolsa Família Program was estimated by nearest neighbor matching. ResultsThe program increased energy and macronutrient intakes and decreased calcium and vitamin A, D, E, and C intakes of adolescent beneficiaries in both regions. Adult beneficiaries from the Southeast region increased their fiber, iron, and selenium intakes, and those from the Northeast region decreased their energy, lipid, added sugar, sodium, zinc, vitamin E, and pyridoxine intakes.

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

Abstract: The dietary changes observed are only in partial agreement with predictions of the nutrition transition literature. The relationship between the economic and diet changes was shaped by the local context which should be considered when implementing CCT programs, like the Bolsa Família.

Cited by 60 publications

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Overweight in Goiás'quilombola students and food insecurity in their families

Overweight in Goiás'quilombola students and food insecurity in their families

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

Impact of the Bolsa Família Program on energy, macronutrient, and micronutrient intakes: Study of the Northeast and Southeast

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