Determinants of healthy eating in Aboriginal peoples in Canada: The current state of knowledge and research gaps
Aboriginal peoples are the original inhabitants of Canada. These many diverse peoples have distinct languages, cultures, religious beliefs and political systems. The current dietary practices of Aboriginal peoples pose significant health risks. Interventions to improve the nutritional status of Abor...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:7f3caf78-5c2b-4f35-b092-b166aea7b79f 2023-05-15T16:16:46+02:00 Determinants of healthy eating in Aboriginal peoples in Canada: The current state of knowledge and research gaps Willows, Noreen D. 2005-01-01 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/7f3caf78-5c2b-4f35-b092-b166aea7b79f https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-pr1k-nq24 English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/7f3caf78-5c2b-4f35-b092-b166aea7b79f doi:10.7939/r3-pr1k-nq24 © 2005 N. D. Willows et al. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. Indians North American Nutrition Food habits Diet Inuit Canada Article (Published) 2005 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-pr1k-nq24 2022-08-22T20:11:52Z Aboriginal peoples are the original inhabitants of Canada. These many diverse peoples have distinct languages, cultures, religious beliefs and political systems. The current dietary practices of Aboriginal peoples pose significant health risks. Interventions to improve the nutritional status of Aboriginal peoples must reflect the realities of how people make food choices and therefore should be informed by an understanding of contemporary patterns of food procurement, preparation and distribution. Most of the literature documenting the health of Aboriginal peoples is primarily epidemiologic, and there is limited discussion of the determinants that contribute to health status. The majority of studies examining dietary intake in Aboriginal communities do not aim to study the determinants of food intake per se even though many describe differences in food intake across sex, age groups, seasons and sometimes communities, and may describe factors that could have an effect on food consumption (e.g., employment status, level of education, household size, presence of a hunter/trapper/fisher, occupation, main source of income). For these reasons, there are many gaps in knowledge pertaining to the determinants of healthy eating in Aboriginal peoples that must be filled. Given the diversity of Aboriginal peoples, research to address the gaps should take place at both the national level and at a more local level. Research would be important for each of Inuit, Métis and First Nations. Other/Unknown Material First Nations inuit University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Canada |
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Aboriginal peoples are the original inhabitants of Canada. These many diverse peoples have distinct languages, cultures, religious beliefs and political systems. The current dietary practices of Aboriginal peoples pose significant health risks. Interventions to improve the nutritional status of Aboriginal peoples must reflect the realities of how people make food choices and therefore should be informed by an understanding of contemporary patterns of food procurement, preparation and distribution. Most of the literature documenting the health of Aboriginal peoples is primarily epidemiologic, and there is limited discussion of the determinants that contribute to health status. The majority of studies examining dietary intake in Aboriginal communities do not aim to study the determinants of food intake per se even though many describe differences in food intake across sex, age groups, seasons and sometimes communities, and may describe factors that could have an effect on food consumption (e.g., employment status, level of education, household size, presence of a hunter/trapper/fisher, occupation, main source of income). For these reasons, there are many gaps in knowledge pertaining to the determinants of healthy eating in Aboriginal peoples that must be filled. Given the diversity of Aboriginal peoples, research to address the gaps should take place at both the national level and at a more local level. Research would be important for each of Inuit, Métis and First Nations. |
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Determinants of healthy eating in Aboriginal peoples in Canada: The current state of knowledge and research gaps |
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