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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Traditional Foods"”.
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Addressing Contaminants in Traditional Foods in Alaska: Environmental Justice Framing and Policy Approaches
… contaminants to the Arctic and their presence in traditional foods in the region is causing concern about potential adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these globally-borne chemicals. In this study, ten stakeholders in the issue of contaminants in traditional foods in Alaska were …
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Addressing Contaminants in Traditional Foods in Alaska: Environmental Justice Framing and Policy Approaches
… contaminants to the Arctic and their presence in traditional foods in the region is causing concern about potential adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to these globally-borne chemicals. In this study, ten stakeholders in the issue of contaminants in traditional foods in Alaska were …
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Dietary analysis of South African indigenous vegetables and traditional foods assumptions made by nutritionists and the impact on public health outcomes
… needs to be reflective of the commonly consumed foods eaten by the population, in order for it to be comprehensive. The South African Food Data System (SAFOODS) is one of a few food composition databases used amongst nutrition researchers and academia nationally for dietary intake analysis of …
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The Cross Border Food Security of Vuntut Gwitchin Food Security
… significant challenges in accessing and securing traditional foods for household consumption. While commercial foods have become more readily available, the nutritional quality is far inferior to traditional wild foods. Maintaining access to reliable and nutritious food sources is a part of a …
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Nutritional composition of traditional mixed - dishes eaten by elderly women in Vhembe District
… some type of micronutrient deficiencies. Most traditional dishes contain exceptional capabilities to improve nutrition, bring about nutritional variety, hence, they play a significant role in reducing malnutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Africa …
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Food habits and patterns of the Multiracial Population of Cape Town
… It is my intention to study the current and traditional food habits and patterns of the various population groups by interviewing as many members of each group as possible on: - daily eating patterns - cooking methods - traditional foods - taboos, feasts and fasts In the introduction the …
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A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards
… levels among community members relying on traditional foods for sustenance at Walpole Island First Nation.
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Saberes e fazeres da cultura alimentar tradicional da comunidade remanescente quilombola Lagoa Torta dos Pretos
Quilombolas traditional food culture include culinary knowledges and agriculture skills that tell histories of this communities that fought for their right to freedom and built their autonomy using natural resources available in their territories in different historical, economic, sociocultural and …
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A qualitative exploration of food acculturation among Nepalese international students at the Midwestern U.S. universities
… host country’s food practices, maintaining their traditional diets, or integrating both in a bicultural dietary pattern. However, international students often struggle to navigate unfamiliar food environments. Limited access to cultural foods, financial constraints, and lowawareness of food …
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Plants And Foodways Of The Standing Rock Nation: Diversity, Knowledge, And Sovereignty
… diseases. Community members identify specific traditional foods that they know can treat and prevent these diseases. Traditional foods often rely on plants that are found within the Standing Rock landscape, and many elders know how to gather these plants in accordance with cultural values. …
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THE WISDOM OF THE FLIES. SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT, AND METABOLIC JUSTICE IN RURAL SARDINIA.
… demonstrates how the diffusion of industrialised foodstuffs and their replacement of traditional foods not only jeopardised food sovereignty but also produced dramatically different bodies and embodied capacities for both humans and nonhumans. In this way, by showing how my interlocutors fostered …
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Caratterizzazione Genotipica e Fenotipica di Ceppi di L. rhamnosus di Origine Umana e Alimentare
… microflora developed during fermentation of two traditional fermented foods: Pecorino Crotonese cheese and Table Olives, cultivar Nocellara Etnea and Geracese . The employment of culture-independent methods such as Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE), gives the opportunity to trace the …
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Towards an understanding of a changing food system in Mauritius: A case study of rural and urban Mauritius
… throughout most of the developing world whereby traditional diets are increasingly being replaced by Western diets. In the literature, globalization is described as the main factor promoting such a transition. In adopting Western lifestyles, people abandon their traditional foods and adopt a …
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Anna He Purnabramha: Deorukhe Women’s Agency in the Making of Bodies, Cuisines, and Culture in Maharashtra, India
… are responding to the increasing influx of non-traditional foods. My study focuses on the moral implications of changing dietary practices and the appearance of chronic non-communicable diseases on the notions of the self. By discussing the manner in which Indian women practice their agency, …
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Nutritional factors associated with obesity in adolescent females in the United Arab Emirates
… by the rapid change in socio-economic status. Traditional foods have been replaced by new foods. Snack foods of high energy density and the consumption of greater energy intake at weekends compared to schooldays was a consistent observation. The study also showed that the adolescent females …
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Effects of Polyphenols on Vasomodulatory Factors and Associated Cell Signalling
… plants are consumed alone and as ingredients in traditional foods, and dill, nettle, kale, Sideritis, pomegranate and persimmon were identified as polyphenolrich traditional food plants. Bioactive-rich extracts of their edible parts were used to treat human umbilical vein endothelial cells …
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Impact of a newly designed food complement (food multimix) on nutritional status and birth outcomes of pregnant women in the Gauteng province of South Africa
… recipes developed from commonly consumed local traditional foods were packaged as 100 g powdered soup products at an average cost per 100 g of 0.26 USD. This randomised controlled feeding trial involved 120 eligible pregnant women aged between 21-35 years (median gestational age = 18 weeks) …
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Food and Social Life in Puglia: A Comparison Family Food Worlds in Northern and Southern Italy
This thesis explores the role of food in northern and southern Italian culture. My goal is to point out the cultural differences between northern and southern Italy through the lens of food. This thesis also explains the geographical, historical and economic factors that have shaped modern Italian …
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Developing authentic foodservices to support the development of tourist attractions in Ghana.
Foodservice outlets have the potential to enhance the experience of visitors to a wide range of visitor attractions. As such introducing authentic foodservice outlets could potentially play significant role in the development of cultural-heritage and natural attractions in Ghana. Consuming local …
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