Consumption of traditional food and adherence to nutrition recommendations in Greenland

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 475-481

  Jeppesen, Charlotte ^a   Bjerregaard, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adherence; diet composition; Inuit; nutritional recommendations; recommended macronutrient distribution range; traditional food

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865232093     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812454467     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Young T.K. Are the circumpolar Inuit becoming obese? Am J Hum Biol 2007;19(2):181–9.
2. Bjerregaard P. Jørgensen M.E. Diet, nutrition, and physical activity. In: Ed. Young K. Bjerregaard P. editors, Health transitions in Arctic populations, 2nd edn. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2008, pp.192–204.
3. Kuhnlein H.V. Receveur O. Soueida R. Egeland G.M. Arctic indigenous peoples experience the nutrition transition with changing dietary patterns and obesity. J Nutr 2004;134(6):1447–53.
4. Nordic Council of Ministers. Nordic nutrition recommendations – integrating nutrition and physical activity 2004, 4th edn. Copenhagen: Nord, 2004.
5. Greenland Nutrition Board. Personal communication. 2011.
6. Hopping B.N. Mead E. Erber E. Sheehy C. Roache C. Sharma S. Dietary adequacy of Inuit in the Canadian Arctic. J Hum Nutr Diet 2010;23 (Suppl 1):27–34.
7. Johnson J.S. Nobmann E.D. Asay E. Lanier A.P. Dietary intake of Alaska Native people in two regions and implications for health: the Alaska Native dietary and subsistence food assessment project. Int J Circumpolar Health 2009;68 (2):109–22.
8. Deutch B. Dyerberg J. Pedersen H.S. Aschlund E. Hansen J.C. Traditional and modern Greenlandic food - dietary composition, nutrients and contaminants. Sci Tot Environ 2007;384(1–3):106–19.
9. Hansen J.C. Deutch B. Odland JØ. Dietary transition and contaminants in the Arctic: emphasis on Greenland. Int J Circumpolar Health 2008 (suppl 2).
10. Greenland Board of Nutrition. Kan vi trygt spise vores traditionelle mad? Det meste af det [Can we feel safe about our traditional food? Most of it] [in Danish]. Nuuk, Greenland: Paarisa, 2007.
11. Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment. Traditional food composition nutribase. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC: CINE. Available at: http://www.mcgill.ca/cine/resources/nutrient/ [2005, consulted February 2008].
12. Health Canada. Canada nutrient file v2007b. Canada: Health Canada. Available at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/2007 [2007, consulted February 2008].
13. National Food Institute. Danish food composition databank ed. 7.01. Denmark: National Food Institute. Available at: www.foodcomp.dk [2008, consulted February 2008].
14. Buzzard M. Food-frequency methods. In: Ed. Willet W., editor, Nutritional epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.74–100.
15. Bersamin A. Zidenberg-Cherr S. Stern J.S. Luick B.R. Nutrient intakes are associated with adherence to a traditional diet among Yup'ik Eskimos living in remote Alaska native communities: the CANHR Study. Int J Circumpolar Health 2007;66(1):62–70.
16. Kuhnlein H.V. Soueida R. Receveur O. Dietary nutrient profiles of Canadian Baffin Island Inuit differ by food source, season, and age. J Am Diet Assoc 1996;96(2):155–62.
17. Kuhnlein H.V. Receveur O. Soueida R. Berti P.R. Unique patterns of dietary adequacy in three cultures of Canadian Arctic indigenous peoples. Pub Health Nut 2007;11(4):349–60.
18. Johnson J.S. Nobmann E.D. Asay E. Lanier A.P. Dietary intake of Alaska Native people in two regions and implications for health: the Alaska Native dietary and subsistence food assessment project. Int J Circumpolar Health 2009;68(2):109–22.
19. National Food Institute. Dietary habits of Denmark 1995–2006. Status and development with focus on fruits, vegetables and added sugar. Denmark: National Food Institute. Available at: http://www.food.dtu.dk/2008.
20. Bersamin A. Luick B.R. King I.B. Stern J.S. Zidenberg-Cherr S. Westernizing diets influence fat intake, red blood cell fatty acid composition, and health in remote alaskan native communities in the center for Alaska Native Health Study. J Am Diet Assoc 2008;108(2):266–73.
21. Dewailly E. Blanchet C. Lemieux S. Sauvé L. Gingras S. Ayotte P. Holub B.J. n-3 Fatty acids and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the Inuit of Nunavik. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74(4):464–73.
22. Mori T.A. Burke V. Puddey I.B. Watts G.F. O'Neal D.N. Best J.D. et al. Purified eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids have differenial effects on serum lipids and lipoproteins, LDL particle size, glucose, and insulin in mildly hyperlipidemic men. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;71(5):1085–94.
23. Wei M.Y. Jacobson T.A. Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid versus docosahexaenoic acid on serum lipids: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2011; 13(6):474–83.
24. Micallef M. Munro I. Phang M. Garg M. Plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are negatively associated with obesity. Br J Nutr 2009;102(9):1370–4.
25. Choi A.L. Weihe P. Budtz-Jørgensen E. Jørgensen P.J. Salonen J.T. Tuomainen T.P. et al. Methylmercury exposure and adverse cardiovascular effects in Faroese whaling men. Environ Health Perspect 2009;117(3):367–72.
26. Grandjean P. Henriksen J.E. Choi A.L. Petersen M.S. Dalgård C. Nielsen F. et al. Marine food pollutants as a risk faktor for hypoinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes. Epidemiology 2011;22(3):410–17.
27. Johnson-Down L. Egeland G.M. Adequate nutrient intakes are associated with traditional food consumption in Nunavut Inuit children aged 3–5 years. J Nutr 2010;140(7):1311–16.
28. Jeppesen C. Diet: the population survey in Greenland 2005–2007 – conditions of life, life style and health [in Danish]. SIF Grønlandsskrifter 2008;18 (18):101–15.
29. Hopping B.N. Erber E. Mead E. Sheehy T. Roache C. Sharma S. Socioeconomic indicators and frequency of traditional food, junk food, and fruit and vegetable consumption amongst Inuit adults in the Canadian Arctic. J Hum Nutr Diet 2010;23 suppl 1:51–58.
30. Bjerregaard P. Pedersen C.P. Pedersen J.M. Living conditions: the population survey in Greenland 2005–2007 – conditions of life, life style and health [in Danish]. SIF's Grønlandsskrifter 2008;18:21–49.