Assessing the changing diet of indigenous peoples.
Because a dietary transition is occurring among indigenous populations from traditional foods to more market (store-bought) foods, there are concerns about a rise in diet-related chronic disease. More research into dietary intakes of indigenous peoples is needed. When the use of longitudinal studies is not possible, the use of cross-sectional data to characterize the process of dietary change appears to be an appropriate way to assess change during rapid transition.
Whiting
S J
SJ
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Mackenzie
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet / Q000639:trends*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008875:Middle Aged; D015873:Northwest Territories