野生食物有助于印度女性更高的饮食多样性
Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek1,2, Nathalie J Lambrecht3,4, Bowy den Braber5
1South Dakota State University, Department of Natural Resources, Brookings, SD, USA. Jennifer.ZavaletaCheek@sdstate.edu.
Nature food
|June 22, 2023
概括
野生食物促进了东印度妇女的营养安全. 消费野生食物,特别是在高峰季节,显著增加饮食多样性和摄入营养丰富的蔬菜.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 食品安全研究 食品安全研究
- 民族植物学 民族植物学
背景情况:
- 野生食物对于粮食和营养安全至关重要,特别是在低收入地区.
- 之前的研究主要集中在非洲儿童的饮食多样性上,而其他人口和地区的研究不足.
- 了解野生食物在妇女饮食中的作用对于全面的粮食安全战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 严格评估野生食物对东印度妇女饮食摄入量和多样性的贡献.
- 分析野生食物消费季节性变化及其对营养结果的影响.
- 为制定有关获取野生粮食资源的政策提供证据.
主要方法:
- 采用了准实验性设计,在一年内 (从2016年11月到2017年11月) 每月收集24小时的饮食回忆数据.
- 收集了来自东印度570个家庭的数据,重点关注女性的饮食模式.
- 统计分析比较了饮食多样性得分和食用野生食物和不食用野生食物的女性之间的营养摄入量.
主要成果:
- 野生食物消费对妇女的饮食产生了积极的影响,在6月和7月观察到的贡献峰值.
- 吃野生食物的女性的平均饮食多样性得分明显高 (六月高出13%,七月高出9%).
- 野生食物的消费与消费营养密集,深绿色叶菜的可能性更高有关.
结论:
- 野生食物在提高东印度妇女的营养和饮食多样性方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 促进野生食物知识的政策和确保进入森林和公共土地的政策对于改善营养至关重要.
- 进一步的研究应该探索野生食物利用的长期影响和更广泛的社会经济影响.
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