Changing food preferences among a former hunter-gatherer group in Namibia

• Published in: Appetite
• Main Authors: Heim, Anita, Pyhälä, Aili
• Other Authors: Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Global Development Studies
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE 2020
• Subjects: 3143 Nutrition; 5203 Global Development Studies; Food choice; Khwe San; traditional food; Africa; Food security; ENVIRONMENTAL-INFLUENCES; kung-san; choise; women; transition; behaviors; Security; Motives; NUNAVUT; people; Kung; Nunavut
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/319288

The purpose of this study was to identify, describe and conceptualize the present drivers of food choices and preferences of the Khwe San indigenous peoples by considering influences of their historical and cultural contexts. Data were collected in Eastern Bwabwata National Park in Namibia using a r...