Interstate migration and changing food preferences in India.

abstract：:Traditional knowledge and nutritional value of indigenous foods of the Oraon tribal community in Jharkhand, India was explored. Focus group discussions were conducted with adult members to identify commonly consumed indigenous foods. Taxonomic classification and quantitative estimation of nutritive value were conducte...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Ghosh-Jerath S,Singh A,Kamboj P,Goldberg G,Magsumbol MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short- and long-term effects of climate change on Papua New Guinea's agricultural sector have generated significant debate in recent times. Current literature demonstrates that different population groups have differing levels of vulnerability and resilience to the flow-on effects of climate change, particularly d...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Gwatirisa PR,Pamphilon B,Mikhailovich K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in dietitians, as assessed by administering ORTO-15, Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40) and Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Our study included 117 dietitians (Ankara). Orto-15 test scores below 40 points was considered indic...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Asil E,Sürücüoğlu MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among socioeconomic status, social support, and food insecurity in a rural Kenyan island community. A cross-sectional random sample of 111 female heads of households representing 583 household members were surveyed in Mfangano Island, Kenya from August to...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Nagata JM,Fiorella KJ,Salmen CR,Hickey MD,Mattah B,Magerenge R,Milner EM,Weiser SD,Bukusi EA,Cohen CR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Zimbabwe, unpredictable conditions associated with structural and institutional factors exacerbated the combined effects of structural violence, economic and political instability, and climate change in the mid 2000s, contributing to widespread food insecurity. Drought, food shortages, and government settlement pol...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Gwatirisa P,Manderson L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influences of proximal and distal determinants of dietary adequacy of children from an urban slum in India were analyzed. Children numbering 271 (5-14 years) and their mothers were enrolled for the study. Intake of all nutrients except protein was inadequate in the dietaries of children. Among distal determinants,...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kulsum A,A JL,Prakash J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We highlighted gaps in nutritional data for wild game meat and wild caught fish that have a regulated harvesting season in New York State, and examined the possible role that wild game and fish play in current trends towards consumption of local, healthy meat sources. This project is part of larger study that examines...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Tidball MM,Tidball KG,Curtis P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal placentophagy, although widespread among mammals, is conspicuously absent among humans cross-culturally. Recently, however, advocates for the practice have claimed it provides human postpartum benefits. Despite increasing awareness about placentophagy, no systematic research has investigated the motivations o...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Selander J,Cantor A,Young SM,Benyshek DC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the leaves of Kigelia africana are used to make a palm-nut soup which is consumed mainly by lactating women in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the nutrient qualities of this underutilized and underappreciated plant food. Leaves of Kigelia africana, called "sausage tree" in English and ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Glew RS,Amoako-Atta B,Ankar-Brewoo G,Presley JM,Chang YC,Chuang LT,Millson M,Smith BR,Glew RH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores food preparation behaviors, including types of food prepared, methods of preparation, and frequency of preparation of low-income urban African American youth ages 9-15 in Baltimore City (n = 289) and analyzes a potential association to diet quality as measured through Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Sattler M,Hopkins L,Anderson Steeves E,Cristello A,Mccloskey M,Gittelsohn J,Hurley K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routinely collected dietary intakes were available for 925 HIV-infected pregnant women participating in a longitudinal clinical trial of vitamin supplementation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Information on sociodemographic and economic characteristics was recorded. Dietary macronutrient intakes were computed and analyze...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Lukmanji Z,Hertzmark E,Spiegelman D,Fawzi WW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research explores the social distribution of food knowledge in Ribeirão Preto, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Through an analysis of the distribution of individual expertise in regard to the cultural model of food along the dimensions of healthfulness, practicality, and prestige, this research demonstr...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Newkirk CN,Oths KS,Dressler WW,Dos Santos JE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine dietary practices and meal patterns among Malaysian overweight and obese school children at baseline. This study was part of a school-based obesity intervention study, My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school). It involved 1045 primary and 1041 secondary overweight and obese sc...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Selamat R,Raib J,Abdul Aziz NA,Zulkafly N,Ismail AN,W Mohamad WNA,Nasruddin NIN,Jalaludin MY,Md Zain F,Ishak Z,Yahya A,Mokhtar AH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leafy vegetables are sources of diet diversification and could contribute to food and nutritional security in African rural areas. However, in some places, little is known about if, how, and why leafy vegetables are consumed. Processing and preservation methods, food forms, and consumption determinants of four leafy v...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Vihotogbe-Sossa CN,Akissoe NH,Anihouvi VB,Ahohuendo BC,Ahanchede A,Sanni A,Hounhouigan DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effects of information on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for genetically modified food (GMF). We used Vickrey second price experimental auction method for elicitation of consumer WTP for GM potato chips and GM soya-chocolate bar. The sample used in this study was university students from D...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kajale DB,Becker TC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between diarrheal disease, nutritional status, and health care was studied prospectively in Guatemalan Indian children 0-24 months of age. Subjects were drawn from the Patulul Project, a nutrition intervention study conducted by the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama. The total pop...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Delgado HL,Valverde V,Belizan JM,Klein RE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted in the Ankara Province of Turkey to determine the attitudes of adult consumers toward food consumption and purchasing activities. The data were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews with 700 adults working in ministries (government office) to fill in a questionnaire prepared especial...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Uçar A,Ozdoğan Y,Ozçelik AÖ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess whether household food insecurity is associated with delayed or early menarche among girls in the United States. Thirty-six dyadic household interviews were conducted with mothers and adolescent girls. The interviews included a socio-demographic survey, the USDA Six-Item Short Form ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Burris M,Miller E,Romero-Daza N,Himmelgreen D

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appalachian communities have lower access to healthier food sources like grocery stores. Through semi-structured interviews with owner/managers of convenience stores in Appalachian communities, this qualitative study explored perceived roles and business practices of small food retailers using a grounded theory approa...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Anderson Steeves ET,McElrone M,Grier-Welch A,Zimmer MC,Daves P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study documented 67 wild edible plant species belonging to 45 genera and 30 families. Anacardiaceae and Moraceae were the dominant botanical families with 6 species each. Of the reported food plants, 67.7% were fruits, 14.9% vegetables, and the remainder were edible roots, inner bark, seed kernel, juice, and gum. ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Maroyi A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food preferences during pregnancy result from a complex set of biocultural interactions with important implications for maternal and child health. This article explores the social context of maternal food choice in marginal environments of East Africa. Biocultural data collected among Turkana and Datoga women living i...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Young AG,Pike IL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study explores the roles of family socioeconomic status (SES) in influencing dietary consumption patterns in 60 Chinese elementary school-aged children (ages 6-11) in Chengdu, China. Two interviewer-administered questionnaires were specially developed to gather sociodemographic and food frequency data. Chil...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Ong H,Meng M,Wei L,Xiawei Z,Wang MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate seasonal patterns of household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and household characteristics on wasting and stunting among children in households followed for 1 year in the drought-prone areas of Sidama, Ethiopia. A cohort study design was employed. Data were collected on the p...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Belayneh M,Loha E,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:As countries develop economically and increasing numbers of women enter the workforce, children are partly being cared for by someone other than their mother. Little is known about the impact of this shift in child-care provider on children's nutrition. This study presents findings from a case study of Singapore, a sm...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Wang MC,Naidoo N,Ferzacca S,Reddy G,Van Dam RM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the use of dashi stock as the most characteristic umami-yielding foodstuff in Japanese culinary practice. While umami is scientifically defined as a taste provided by umami substances (e.g., glutamate), the popular meanings attached to the term umami among Japanese is more complex. The article sh...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Osawa Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tongan adults show one of the highest prevalences of obesity in the world. The present study aims to estimate Tongans' energy and nutrient intakes and food sources using a 24-hour recall survey for 14 days targeting 15 men and 19 women. The mean (SD) daily energy intake was 12.2 (2.3) MJ for men and 10.6 (2.2) MJ for ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Konishi S,Watanabe C,Umezaki M,Ohtsuka R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food-based community organizations (FBCO) have positive impacts on community health, yet little is known about best practices that facilitate organization sustainability. To identify strategies among FBCOs used to facilitate member engagement/retention, reach future members/participants, and support organizational gro...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Poulos NS,Golaszewski NM,Laska MN,Pasch KE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined father and child sociodemographic characteristics in relation to fathers' feeding-related parenting strategies and whether their parenting strategies were associated with children's reported fruit and vegetable (FV), weekly fast-food, and daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake among 81 Latino father...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Parada H,Ayala GX,Horton LA,Ibarra L,Arredondo EM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we discuss the importance of food plants, both introduced and native, in the pharmacopoeia of the Polish community in Misiones, Argentina. Food species constitute a relevant portion of all botanicals used by Polish settlers in home therapies (41%), while introduced food species prevail among the contin...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kujawska M,Pieroni A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses are the largest group of direct health providers and can serve as role models for their patients. In this cross sectional study we assessed the relationship among physical activity and barriers, shift duty, elevated BMI, and selected eating habits among 362 non-Saudi female nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Resul...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Almajwal AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00