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Importance of the traditional food systems for First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada
- Source :
- Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer International Publishing, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective To describe the traditional food (TF) systems of First Nations in Canada, including intake, barriers and promoters. Methods The First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study is a cross-Canada participatory study of First Nations adults below the 60th parallel that obtained data for communities excluded from other national studies. A food frequency questionnaire was used to establish frequency of TF intake (number of days in a year) to allow comparisons across ecozones/regions in Canada. Grams of TF intake were also calculated using frequency multiplied by average portions from 24-h recalls. Closed- and open-ended questions attempted to identify some of the key barriers and concerns regarding TF access and use. Multivariable analyses were run to determine what factors are associated with increased TF consumption. Results Across communities, there is a strong preference by adults to have TF in the diet more often. Consumption of land animals was most frequently reported in most ecozones except for the Pacific Maritime and Mixedwood Plains, where fish and plants, respectively, were more frequently consumed. First Nations identified structural and environmental challenges such as development, government regulations and climate change, along with household barriers such as insufficient capital for equipment and transportation, lack of time and absence of a hunter in the household. Multivariable analyses revealed that the highest intake of TF occurred in the Taiga Plains ecozone, and for older individuals and men. Conclusion Identifying solutions that empower First Nations at all levels is required to overcome the multiple challenges to the inclusion of TF in the diet.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Canada
Community-Based Participatory Research
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Traditional food
Climate change
Aliments traditionnels
Nutritional Status
Indigenous
03 medical and health sciences
Premières Nations
Residence Characteristics
medicine
Humans
Indigenous Canadians
Socioeconomics
First Nations
Consumption (economics)
Écozones
Changement climatique
0303 health sciences
Government
030505 public health
Special Issue on First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Quantitative Research
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Food frequency questionnaire
General Medicine
Diet
Autochtones
Geography
Food
Ecozone
Food systems
0305 other medical science
Ecozones
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19207476 and 00084263
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- Suppl 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....781a86142492d2649e12ba738a73b29b