Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story?
International audience Following our results, based on population studies conducted in Greenland and Northern Canada, that Nunavik Inuit were thrice as highly exposed to dietary trans-fat as were Greenlandic Inuit, and that the biological levels found in Nunavik were already associated with deleteri...
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ftecolehesp:oai:HAL:hal-03118706v1 2024-02-11T09:59:39+01:00 Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? Counil, Emilie Gauthier, Marie-Josée Blouin, Valérie Grey, Minnie Angiyou, Eli Kauki, Takralik Dewailly, Éric École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique EHESP (EHESP) Université Laval Québec (ULaval) 2012 https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706 https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/document https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/file/Translational%20research%20to%20reduce%20trans%20fat%20intakes%20in%20Northern%20Qu%20bec%20Nunavik%20Inuit%20communities%20a%20success%20story.pdf https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833 en eng HAL CCSD Co-Action Publishing: Creative Commons Attribution info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833 hal-03118706 https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706 https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/document https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/file/Translational%20research%20to%20reduce%20trans%20fat%20intakes%20in%20Northern%20Qu%20bec%20Nunavik%20Inuit%20communities%20a%20success%20story.pdf doi:10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1239-9736 International Journal of Circumpolar Health https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012, Knowledge Translation in Arctic Health Research, 71 (1), pp.18833. ⟨10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833⟩ Quebec Inuit Trans Fatty Acids [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie [SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2012 ftecolehesp https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833 2024-01-24T17:21:12Z International audience Following our results, based on population studies conducted in Greenland and Northern Canada, that Nunavik Inuit were thrice as highly exposed to dietary trans-fat as were Greenlandic Inuit, and that the biological levels found in Nunavik were already associated with deleterious blood lipid profiles, we decided to engage in translational activities. Our goal was to support Inuit communities in the practical implementation of a reduction of the trans-fat content of food sold in Nunavik. We carried out a preliminary feasibility study in Kuujjuaq and participated in several meetings. This translational phase involved an Inuk leader, an Inuk student, a southern student, a southern nutritionist and a southern researcher in the framework of a public health project. In the present article, we recount the different phases of the process, from research implementation to results dissemination and institutional commitment to implement a primary prevention program of reduction in trans-fat exposure in Nunavik. This is the occasion to draw broader conclusions on the factors that could either act in favour of or, on the contrary, would likely compromise the implementation of primary prevention interventions dealing with food and nutrition in the Arctic. Finally, we share some reflections on future translational activities dealing with trans-fat as well as other junk food issues. The analytical framework we propose integrates a range of factors, from geo-climatic to socio-economic, ethno-cultural, and even political, that we think should be examined while identifying and building preventive recommendations and strategies related to the Northern diet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Kuujjuaq Nunavik EHESP - Productions scientifiques de l'Ecole des hautes études en santé publique Arctic Canada Greenland Kuujjuaq ENVELOPE(-68.398,-68.398,58.100,58.100) Nunavik International Journal of Circumpolar Health 71 1 18833 |
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Quebec Inuit Trans Fatty Acids [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie [SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition Counil, Emilie Gauthier, Marie-Josée Blouin, Valérie Grey, Minnie Angiyou, Eli Kauki, Takralik Dewailly, Éric Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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International audience Following our results, based on population studies conducted in Greenland and Northern Canada, that Nunavik Inuit were thrice as highly exposed to dietary trans-fat as were Greenlandic Inuit, and that the biological levels found in Nunavik were already associated with deleterious blood lipid profiles, we decided to engage in translational activities. Our goal was to support Inuit communities in the practical implementation of a reduction of the trans-fat content of food sold in Nunavik. We carried out a preliminary feasibility study in Kuujjuaq and participated in several meetings. This translational phase involved an Inuk leader, an Inuk student, a southern student, a southern nutritionist and a southern researcher in the framework of a public health project. In the present article, we recount the different phases of the process, from research implementation to results dissemination and institutional commitment to implement a primary prevention program of reduction in trans-fat exposure in Nunavik. This is the occasion to draw broader conclusions on the factors that could either act in favour of or, on the contrary, would likely compromise the implementation of primary prevention interventions dealing with food and nutrition in the Arctic. Finally, we share some reflections on future translational activities dealing with trans-fat as well as other junk food issues. The analytical framework we propose integrates a range of factors, from geo-climatic to socio-economic, ethno-cultural, and even political, that we think should be examined while identifying and building preventive recommendations and strategies related to the Northern diet. |
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Counil, Emilie Gauthier, Marie-Josée Blouin, Valérie Grey, Minnie Angiyou, Eli Kauki, Takralik Dewailly, Éric |
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Counil, Emilie Gauthier, Marie-Josée Blouin, Valérie Grey, Minnie Angiyou, Eli Kauki, Takralik Dewailly, Éric |
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Counil, Emilie |
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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Translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in Northern Québec (Nunavik) Inuit communities: a success story? |
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translational research to reduce trans-fat intakes in northern québec (nunavik) inuit communities: a success story? |
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https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706 https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/document https://ehesp.hal.science/hal-03118706/file/Translational%20research%20to%20reduce%20trans%20fat%20intakes%20in%20Northern%20Qu%20bec%20Nunavik%20Inuit%20communities%20a%20success%20story.pdf https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18833 |
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