Contemporary use of traditional and imported food among Greenlandic Inuit
ABSTRACT. A health interview survey was carried out in Greenland in 1993–94 among randomly selected adult Inuit (N = 1580) to gather information about people’s perceptions of their own health and living conditions. Questions about preference for and frequency of consumption of selected traditional a...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.515.5334 2023-05-15T14:19:42+02:00 Contemporary use of traditional and imported food among Greenlandic Inuit Tine Pars Merete Osler Peter Bjerregaard The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2001 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.515.5334 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic54-1-22.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.515.5334 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic54-1-22.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic54-1-22.pdf text 2001 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:51:24Z ABSTRACT. A health interview survey was carried out in Greenland in 1993–94 among randomly selected adult Inuit (N = 1580) to gather information about people’s perceptions of their own health and living conditions. Questions about preference for and frequency of consumption of selected traditional and imported food items were included in the questionnaire. Preference ratings show that traditional food was well liked in all age groups, but especially by the elders. The questionnaire showed more pronounced differences between age groups in how frequently traditional foods were consumed. Residence in a village or a remote part of the country, male gender, and a traditional upbringing were also good predictors of a high consumption of traditional food. On average, seal meat was the most frequently consumed traditional food, eaten daily by 20 % of respondents, followed by fish (17%), wildfowl (10%), whale meat (6%), and terrestrial animals (2%). Imported food items like potatoes, cheese, and fruit syrup were consumed daily by more than 70%. Two concerns for the future are the decreasing consumption of traditional food among the younger generations and the possible contribution of contaminants in traditional food to this trend. Key words: traditional food, diet, food preferences, food frequency questionnaire, Greenland, Inuit RÉSUMÉ. Une enquête par entrevue sur la santé a été menée au Groenland en 1993-1994 parmi des Inuits adultes (N = 1580) pris au hasard, afin de collecter de l’information sur la perception qu’avaient les gens de leur propre santé et de leurs conditions de vie. Le questionnaire portait entre autres sur la préférence pour certains aliments traditionnels et importés ainsi que sur la fréquence de leur consommation. Les taux de préférence montrent que les aliments traditionnels étaient très appréciés dans tous les groupes Text Arctic Greenland greenlandic Groenland inuit inuits Unknown Greenland |
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ABSTRACT. A health interview survey was carried out in Greenland in 1993–94 among randomly selected adult Inuit (N = 1580) to gather information about people’s perceptions of their own health and living conditions. Questions about preference for and frequency of consumption of selected traditional and imported food items were included in the questionnaire. Preference ratings show that traditional food was well liked in all age groups, but especially by the elders. The questionnaire showed more pronounced differences between age groups in how frequently traditional foods were consumed. Residence in a village or a remote part of the country, male gender, and a traditional upbringing were also good predictors of a high consumption of traditional food. On average, seal meat was the most frequently consumed traditional food, eaten daily by 20 % of respondents, followed by fish (17%), wildfowl (10%), whale meat (6%), and terrestrial animals (2%). Imported food items like potatoes, cheese, and fruit syrup were consumed daily by more than 70%. Two concerns for the future are the decreasing consumption of traditional food among the younger generations and the possible contribution of contaminants in traditional food to this trend. Key words: traditional food, diet, food preferences, food frequency questionnaire, Greenland, Inuit RÉSUMÉ. Une enquête par entrevue sur la santé a été menée au Groenland en 1993-1994 parmi des Inuits adultes (N = 1580) pris au hasard, afin de collecter de l’information sur la perception qu’avaient les gens de leur propre santé et de leurs conditions de vie. Le questionnaire portait entre autres sur la préférence pour certains aliments traditionnels et importés ainsi que sur la fréquence de leur consommation. Les taux de préférence montrent que les aliments traditionnels étaient très appréciés dans tous les groupes |
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