利用乌干达关于食品消费的传统知识和经验:一项混合方法研究,探索具有潜在心脏代谢益处的土著水果和蔬菜
Tonny Kiyimba1,2,3, Peter Yiga4, Michael Bamuwamye3
1Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
BMJ public health
|December 18, 2025
概括
本土水果和蔬菜 (IFV) 在撒哈拉以南非洲提供潜在的心脏代谢益处. 然而,乌干达的低消费受到误解,低意识和有限的可用性阻碍,尽管它们含有丰富的生物活性化合物.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 民族植物学 民族植物学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 撒哈拉以南非洲面临着营养转型,增加非传染性疾病的风险.
- 本地水果和蔬菜 (IFV) 富含生物活性化合物,是缓解这些风险的经济有效方法.
- 尽管有丰富的多样性,但乌干达的IFV消费仍然很低.
研究的目的:
- 探索关于乌干达IFV消费的传统知识.
- 为了确定具有潜在心脏代谢益处的IFV.
- 了解IFV消费的障碍. 了解IFV消费的障碍.
主要方法:
- 使用焦点小组讨论 (FGD),关键信息人采访 (KII) 和市场调查进行的定性研究.
- 对转录的讨论和采访进行主题分析.
- 使用Phenol-Explorer对选定的IFV进行性分析.
主要成果:
- 泰玛林 indica,Cleome gynandra,Solanum anguivi和Hibiscus sabdariffa经常被引用为心脏代谢益处,具有高总多含量.
- 消费受到感官吸引力,健康意识,季节性以及负面的社会观念 (例如"穷人的食物") 的影响.
- 障碍包括食物技能低,安全问题,快餐的可用性和年轻人的知识有限,导致市场上的稀缺性.
结论:
- 几种IFV具有据称的心脏代谢益处,由它们的多含量支持.
- 重要的食物环境限制和社会文化因素阻碍了乌干达的IFV消费.
- 解决这些障碍对于利用IFV提高公共卫生结果至关重要.
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