Ecology of Food and Nutrition最新文献

{"title":"Trajectories, Food Choices and Dietary Acculturation of Vulnerable Migrants in Brazil.","authors":"Livia Martins,&nbsp;Claudia Juzwiak,&nbsp;Teressa Juzwiak","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2116432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2116432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Migrants in situations of socioeconomic vulnerability face many hardships regarding their eating practices. The aim of this study was to identify how migratory trajectories affect their food choices and the processes of dietary acculturation they experience. This is a qualitative study, conducted through the episodic narrative method, based on interviews of eight migrants. The Food Choice Process Model was adopted as the theoretical framework for the Content Analysis. Integration, assimilation, and separation were identified as acculturation processes and it was concluded that the financial situation was what most affected migrants' food choices in the early stages of life in Brazil.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"624-637"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40634716","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":"Household food insecurity and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age among smallholder farming households in northwest Bangladesh.","authors":"Debashis Roy,&nbsp;Farhad Zulfiqar,&nbsp;Takuji W Tsusaka,&nbsp;Avishek Datta","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2024176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2024176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite Bangladesh's remarkable progress in agricultural production over the past few decades, household food and nutrition insecurity persist, especially in rural areas. The nutrition security and dietary diversity are even more critical for women of reproductive age among smallholders. This study examined household food insecurity and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age in the rural areas of northwest Bangladesh. Using cross-sectional data collected from 252 smallholder households, we measured household food insecurity and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age by the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women, respectively. Determinants of household food insecurity were examined, and associations between household food insecurity and low dietary diversity were determined. The majority of the households were mildly insecure (51.2%) followed by moderately insecure (27.4%). The households felt anxiety of food insecurity for more than six months a year (Food Security Index = 2.10 out of 4.00). The mean food group consumed by women was 4.63 indicating low dietary diversity and dominance of diets by grains and dark green leafy vegetables. The findings also indicate a significant and positive association between household food insecurity and low dietary diversity of women. Education of household heads, household size, access to information sources, access to credit support, and perceived impacts of climate change on crop production were identified as determinants of household food insecurity. The study recommends that appropriate interventions be formulated to improve the food and nutrition security in the study areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"460-483"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39678032","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":"What is a \"Snack\"? Perspectives from Adolescents in Urban Communities.","authors":"Navika Gangrade,&nbsp;Kimberly St Fleur,&nbsp;Tashara M Leak","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2020114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2020114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Snacking contributes significantly to U.S. adolescents' dietary intake and is a particularly significant eating occasion for urban adolescents, who have high amounts of food autonomy and access to corner stores. Consequently, research has focused on understanding and improving snacking among urban adolescents. However, the word \"snack\" possesses several definitions in the literature, leading to inconsistences in research efforts. As such, the aim of this study was to explore the definition of a snack among urban adolescents by conducting phone interviews with 30 adolescents from a Boys & Girls Club in New York City. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Overall, adolescents defined a snack as a small, unhealthy food item that can be quickly eaten to reduce hunger between meals. Future directions include using the definition of a snack that emerged from this study to improve subsequent adolescent snacking interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"442-459"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39765733","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":"Assessing Diet and Nutritional Intake of Rural Children in Zambia Using a Food Frequency Questionnaire.","authors":"Arimi Mitsunaga,&nbsp;Taro Yamauchi","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2022.2028626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2028626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this survey, to assess the energy and nutrient intake of rural children in Zambia, a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed using the direct weighing method for 126 children, and then a dietary survey with 153 children was conducted using the FFQ. The dietary survey revealed that rural children in Zambia are deficient in energy intake compared to international standards. However, the protein intake met the recommended level; most of it came from vegetables. The carbohydrate intake rate was high, while the fat intake rate was relatively low because of a diet that was highly dependent on maize.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"484-502"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39881363","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":"Household Food Security and Associated Factors among Portuguese Children.","authors":"Maria-Raquel G Silva,&nbsp;Aristides M Machado-Rodrigues,&nbsp;Daniela Rodrigues,&nbsp;Helena Nogueira,&nbsp;Vítor Rosado-Marques,&nbsp;Augusta Gama,&nbsp;Cristina Padez","doi":"10.1080/03670244.2021.2018311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2021.2018311","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the household food insecurity (HFI) among Portuguese children following the last world financial crisis. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 4737 Portuguese children (3-11 yrs). Socio-demographics, food insecurity, and household geographic location were assessed via questionnaire. Nutritional status was measured. Following the economic crisis, 14.2% of school children and 12.0% of preschool children experienced HFI. Preschool children having parents with low and medium parental education (paternal: OR = 4.4; 95% CI 2.7-7.1 and OR = 2.4; 95% CI 1.5-3.6; maternal: OR = 2.2; 95% CI 1.4-3.5 and OR = 1.6; 95% CI 1.1-2.3), living in the south (OR = 1.4; 95% CI 1.0-2.0) and being overweight/obese (OR = 1.1; 95% CI 0.7-1.3) were more likely to experience HFI than food secure household peers. Higher OR of belonging to a food insecure household were observed in school-aged children with low and medium parental education (paternal: OR = 2.9; 95% CI 1.9-4.6 and OR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1-2.5; maternal: OR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.6-3.9 and OR = 2.3; 95% CI 1.6-3.3), living in Coimbra (OR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1-2.6) and being overweight/obese (OR = 1.3; 95% CI 0.8-1.5) compared to food secure household peers. Data are instructive and support the need to increase awareness of HFI, reduce its incidence in overweight/obese children from low socio-economic status families and specific geographic areas, and increase food availability based on local ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":11511,"journal":{"name":"Ecology of Food and Nutrition","volume":" ","pages":"407-421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39748523","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":"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}