Evaluation of Nutritional Status and Risk Factors of Malnutrition in Immigrant Kyrgyz Turk Children and Adolescents Living in Ulupamir, Van, Türkiye.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Ecology of Food and Nutrition Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1080/03670244.2025.2462907

Cansev Meşe Yavuz, Başak Koca Özer

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Abstract

This study investigates the nutritional status and malnutrition risk factors among Kyrgyz Turk children and adolescents in Ulupamir village, Türkiye, a unique immigrant population with limited representation in academic literature. A total of 150 participants were assessed through anthropometric measurements and dietary intake analysis. The results reveal a high prevalence of stunting, underweight, and thinness, reflecting significant malnutrition challenges. Key contributing factors include low socioeconomic status, inadequate energy and nutrient intake, and dietary insufficiencies, particularly in micronutrients such as vitamins D, C, and B12. Risk factors such as age, daily iron consumption, and meal skipping were significantly associated with malnutrition. When compared to national data, the prevalence of malnutrition in Ulupamir was notably higher, underscoring disparities linked to socioeconomic and cultural dynamics. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions focusing on dietary diversity, nutritional education, and improved food accessibility to address the malnutrition in this underrepresented community.

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Ecology of Food and Nutrition 医学-营养学

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3.50

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期刊介绍： Ecology of Food and Nutrition is an international journal of food and nutrition in the broadest sense. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of food and nutrition -- ecological, biological, and cultural. Ecology of Food and Nutrition strives to become a forum for disseminating scholarly information on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of the study of food and nutrition. It emphasizes foods and food systems not only in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and health, but also to promote and contest social and cultural identity. The content scope is thus wide -- articles may focus on the relationship between food and nutrition, food taboos and preferences, ecology and political economy of food, the evolution of human nutrition, changes in food habits, food technology and marketing, food and identity, and food sustainability. Additionally, articles focusing on the application of theories and methods to address contemporary food and nutrition problems are encouraged. Questions of the relationship between food/nutrition and culture are as germane to the journal as analyses of the interactions among nutrition and environment, infection and human health.