Ecology of Food and Nutrition最新文献

{"title":"Sociodemographic Indicators, Household Food Security and Associations with Choline Intake in Pregnant Women: The NuEMI Study.","authors":"Liska Robb,&nbsp;Elizabeth Margaretha Jordaan,&nbsp;Gina Joubert,&nbsp;Jennifer Ngounda,&nbsp;Corinna May Walsh","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2118734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2118734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Higher sociodemographic status is associated with adequate nutrient intake and food security. Adequate choline intake is vital during pregnancy to support fetal development. In this cross-sectional study, information was obtained from 682 pregnant women attending an ante-natal clinic in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Sociodemographic indicators that were bivariately significantly associated with a choline intake below the adequate intake level (AI) included a higher household density ratio, no access to own flush toilets at home, household not owning a refrigerator or microwave, as well as a lower level of education. Approximately one-third of participants were severely food-insecure. Logistic regression analysis, adjusted for energy intake, showed that household overcrowding increased the odds of a choline intake below the AI (OR 1.71).</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 6","pages":"669-686"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33455083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoption and Impact of Kitchen Garden on Food and Nutritional Security of Farming Households in Tanzania.","authors":"Million Sileshi,&nbsp;Stefan Sieber,&nbsp;Katrin Friedrichs,&nbsp;Constance Rybak,&nbsp;Bekele Wegi Feyisa,&nbsp;Marcos Alberto Lana","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2116433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2116433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article analyzes factors influencing the adoption of kitchen gardens and food and nutrition security implications of kitchen gardens on farming households. For this, the Per Capita Kilocalorie Intake (PKCI) and Food Consumption Score (FCS) were applied as food and nutrition security indicators. This paper is based on cross-sectional data that include a sample of 825 households from two districts in Tanzania. Endogenous Switching Regression is employed to determine factors influencing the adoption of a kitchen garden and its impact on food and nutrition security of the involved farming households. The results of the analysis indicate that the adoption of a kitchen garden increased with the family size (adult equivalent), credit use, access to information, districts (location), and the usage of other water sources for agriculture in addition to rainfed. It decreased with total land size and TLU. While the adoption of a kitchen garden significantly increased adopters' FCS by 1.45 or 2.96% and non-adopters' FCS by 1.26 or 2.69%. In contrast, the adoption of a kitchen garden significantly reduced non-adopters' PKCI by 101.18 or 3.92% but it does not have significant impact for adopters. Therefore, policymakers and development organizations should further promote and scale-up the kitchen garden intervention in order to use it as a tool to enhance the household's food and nutrition security.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 6","pages":"651-668"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33441444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Doula Perspectives on Lactation Education and Breastfeeding Support for Diverse, Low-income Women: A Field Report.","authors":"Adetola F Louis-Jacques,&nbsp;Tara F Deubel,&nbsp;Shanda Vereen,&nbsp;Ivonne Hernandez,&nbsp;Melina Taylor,&nbsp;Elizabeth M Miller,&nbsp;Ronée Wilson","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2116434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2116434","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women living below the federal poverty level have low breastfeeding rates and historically have lacked access to doula care. This disparity is particularly evident among African American women. The objective of this pilot study was to assess doulas' experiences delivering lactation education to racially/ethnically diverse, primarily Medicaid-eligible pregnant women and describe doulas' perceptions of client barriers to breastfeeding. We also wanted to understand doulas' views of infant feeding and lactation education during their participation in a quality improvement intervention that trained doulas to provide lactation education and breastfeeding support at 4 clinics serving low-income clients. Two focus groups were conducted with 7 doulas. Focus group data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. Doulas reported close relationships with their clients and provided consistent breastfeeding support and education to women in prenatal, birth, and postpartum phases of care. Doulas emphasized the need for more lactation education, especially to overcome clients' perceived milk insufficiency and early termination due to breastfeeding barriers. Doula-led breastfeeding education and support may improve breastfeeding outcomes for diverse women from underserved areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 5","pages":"638-648"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33441816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Choices in the Context of Globalizing Food Options among Adolescents in Rural Southern India.","authors":"Rebecca E Jones,&nbsp;Shailaja Patil,&nbsp;Ashlesha Datar,&nbsp;Nida I Shaikh,&nbsp;Solveig A Cunningham","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2020113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2020113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in food choice often accompany globalization and economic growth. These changes have not been well documented in rural settings and among young people. To advance research on food choice, we demonstrate adolescents' selection of local vs.non-local foods in a rural area of India where globalization is just reaching. A representative sample of 237 school-going adolescents in a village in Southern India completed a survey in 2019 to understand how adolescents decide among foods traditional to the area and foods arriving from other parts of the country and the world. Adolescents most frequently consumed local foods but also occasionally consumed non-local items. In hypothetical scenarios, 81% of the adolescents reported being most interested in substituting local foods with non-local foods if they were to have more money. Among the few who currently consumed non-local snacks and drinks, very few would be willing to replace them with local alternatives, particularly if they were to have more money (snacks: 10% and drinks: 5% respectively). Overall, adolescents were most interested in switching to non-local items when considering fruits, vegetables and snacks. As India faces the dual burden of undernutrition and overnutrition, understanding the changing food environment may help inform efforts to improve nutrition.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 4","pages":"422-441"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294073/pdf/nihms-1772643.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9729865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The “Cinderella sector”: The challenges of promoting food and nutrition for young children in early years’ settings in England","authors":"E. Warren, Lorrainea Williams, C. Knai","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2073353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2073353","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The quality of food that children eat in early childhood has profound impacts on their future wellbeing. In England, many children eat the majority of meals in early years’ settings including nurseries and childminders. We conducted 16 interviews with 18 stakeholders exploring food provision, the use of voluntary nutrition guidelines, and the effects of government support on the early years’ sector. Key themes emerging from our thematic analysis included feeling insufficiently consulted, undervalued, support being unequally distributed, needing to fill multiple support roles for families, disagreement about the role and effect of voluntary nutrition standards, and being chronically underfunded.","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 1","pages":"576 - 594"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46799536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Just sit and eat.” Adult and Child Mealtime Responsibilities in Early Care and Education Centers During COVID-19 in Florida","authors":"Joanna Farrer Mackie, J. Marshall, H. Gray, D. Himmelgreen, A. Alkon, R. Kirby","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2073352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2073352","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Most young children in the United States attend early care and education (ECE) programs, in which they eat 3–4 times daily. ‘Division of responsibility’ between adult and child means the adults are responsible for what, when and where, and the child is responsible for whether, what and how much to eat. A balanced division of responsibility can support children’s development of healthy eating competency. This paper aims to describe division of responsibility during mealtimes during COVID-19 in Florida using a cross-sectional, mixed methods design. Questions were developed based on Trust Model and Social Cognitive Theory. A survey was completed by 759 ECE directors and 431 teachers, and 29 teachers completed in-depth interviews. COVID-19 increased teacher mealtime responsibilities. Most (95%+) ECE teachers provided meals at the same time and place daily (when and where). Children determined what and how much they ate, but did not serve or handle food. Implications include modifying mealtime routines to minimize the risk of COVID-19 and support healthy eating with a balanced division of responsibility.","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 1","pages":"559 - 575"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49653412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural Influences on Food and Dietary Diversity","authors":"S. Khanna","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2071263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2071263","url":null,"abstract":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition (EFN) promotes scholarly discussion and engagement on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of food and nutrition. Articles published in this journal focus on foods and food systems in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and improve health and well-being. The journal also publishes articles that examine how ecological, social, and cultural factors influence food availability, choices, and consumption, food cultures, and nutrition. Only a handful of journals publish articles that explicitly address the intersections of food and nutrition, biology and culture, and policy and practice from a holistic and global perspective. It is this kind of scholarship that EFN seeks to promote. The current issue of EFN includes seven articles based on studies conducted in Belgium, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States. These articles focus on a range of topics, maternal and child nutrition, food consumption and dietary diversity, and cultural consonance and food consumption. The article by Decorte and colleagues explores the targeting of emerging adults (18–25 years) by the food media and its impact on food-related habits and consumption. The authors used semi-structured interviews to collect data on thirty-seven Belgian participants. The emergent themes include hedonism, ability, and information. The authors also discuss the research and practice implications of their study. In their article, Sameera and colleagues examine the predictors of dietary diversity and their association with anemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in rural India. The authors used baseline data from the Reductions in Anemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project and included 980 non-pregnant women (15–49 years) from Odisha, India in their study. Their investigation focused on examining the relationship between dietary diversity and anemia. The authors conclude that dietary diversity is inversely associated with mild anemia in non-pregnant women of reproductive age in India. The article by Ginting and colleagues focuses on household food access, consumption, and nutritional status of children living in a volcanic eruptionsprone area in Indonesia. The authors used cross-sectional household and anthropometric data on a sample of 368 households (158 farmers only and 228 famers plus farm laborers). The authors report different food consumption patterns in the two groups of households. As compared to farmers only households, the farmers plus farm laborers had slightly better variety of food because they could collect fruits and vegetables as farm laborers. ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION 2022, VOL. 61, NO. 3, 271–272 https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2071263","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 1","pages":"271 - 272"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45049311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Monounsaturated Fat Intake Was Associated with Lower Abdominal Obesity but Poor Dietary Quality Remains in Elementary School Children from Northwest Mexico.","authors":"Trinidad Quizan-Plata,&nbsp;Karla D Murillo-Castillo,&nbsp;Adriana V Bolaños-Villar,&nbsp;Ma Alba Guadalupe Corella-Madueño","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2008922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2008922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Overweight and obesity in Mexican elementary school children increased ten percentage points in the last 30 years; one of the factors attributed is inadequate dietary quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of monounsaturated fat intake with abdominal obesity and nutrient intake and obesity and overweight with dietary quality of elementary school children from Northwest Mexico. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 218 first grade elementary school children. A socioeconomic survey and two nonconsecutive 24-HR were applied, and anthropometric measurements were taken. Dietary quality was evaluated and classified as: healthy, medium and poor. Children consumed fewer servings of fruits, vegetables, legumes, dairy products and water than recommended by the Mexican food guidelines. A negative association was found among monounsaturated fat intake and abdominal obesity (<i>p</i> = .032). Only 1.4% of the children presented healthy dietary quality, 44.5% showed a medium dietary quality, and 54.1% had poor dietary quality. Poor dietary quality was associated with a lower intake of fiber (<i>p</i> = .002), protein (<i>p</i> = .002), potassium (<i>p</i> = .001) and vitamin E (<i>p</i> = .002). Elementary school children from Northwest Mexico have inadequate dietary quality that compromises their nutritional and health status, while monounsaturated fat intake could be a protective factor for abdominal obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 3","pages":"337-352"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39935250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary Diversity and Its Associations with Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Odisha, India.","authors":"Yichen Jin, Sameera A Talegawkar, Erica Sedlander, Loretta DiPietro, Manoj Parida, Rohini Ganjoo, Aika Aluc, Rajiv Rimal","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.1987230","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03670244.2021.1987230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study is to examine diet diversity, predictors associated with it, and its associations with anemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in rural India. Baseline data from the Reductions in Anemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project were used and included 980 non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years from Odisha, India. The Food and Agriculture Organization's Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) was used to assess diet diversity. Anemia was determined by hemoglobin level and categorized as normal (hemoglobin ≥ 12 g/dL), mild (11 ≤ hemoglobin <12 g/dL) and moderate/severe (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with diet diversity, and multinomial logistic regression for associations between diet diversity and anemia. Forty-four percent of women were classified as having a diverse diet (MDD-W ≥5). Women with higher education level, belonging to a scheduled caste (vs. tribe), and higher body mass index had higher odds of a diversified diet (<i>p</i> < .05 for all). A more diverse diet was associated with 30% of lower odds of mild anemia (odds ratio = 0.7, 95% confidence interval: 0.5-0.98, <i>p</i> = .035), however, no statistically significant associations were found for moderate/severe anemia. Diet diversity was inversely associated with prevalence of mild anemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in rural India.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 3","pages":"304-318"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39516386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of the adult Kheria Sabar males of West Bengal, India.","authors":"Kaustav Das,&nbsp;Koel Mukherjee,&nbsp;Sayak Ganguli,&nbsp;Subrata Sankar Bagchi","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2018310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2018310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kheria Sabars are an indigenous community living in the rural areas of Purulia, West Bengal, India. This work aims to study dietary intake and its relation to nutritional status among adult Kheria Sabar males aged 18-60. The study entails the recording of anthropometric variables like height (cm) and weight (kg) as per the standard protocol and calculating body mass index (BMI). Dietary intake was recorded on the basis of the 24-h dietary recall method. The intake of different nutrients was computed and compared with the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for Indians by the Indian Council of Medical Research Expert Committee. Results revealed a paradox where undernutrition was prevalent (44.28%) despite balanced nutrient intake. This paradox creates scope for further exploratory research among other communities living in similar habitats.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":"61 3","pages":"367-384"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39838235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}