Darna L Dufour1, Barbara A Piperata2, Rui S S Murrieta3, Warren M Wilson4, Drake D Williams1. 1. a Department of Anthropology , University of Colorado , Boulder , CO , USA ; 2. b Department of Anthropology , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA ; 3. c Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo , Brazil ; 4. d Department of Anthropology and Archaeology , University of Calgary , AB , Canada.
Abstract
CONTEXT: Diets of subsistence-based Amazonian populations have been linked to local resources, but are changing with market penetration. OBJECTIVE: To review the available data on traditional Amazonian foods and diets and evaluate their implications for human biology as a step toward understanding nutrition transitions in the region. METHODS: This study used the Human Relations Area Files for information on the diets of Amerindian groups in the Amazon Basin from 1950 to the present, and used other published sources and the authors' own data. RESULTS: Data on food use was identified for only nine groups and dietary intake data for individuals in only three of the groups. A diet based on starchy staples (manioc and plantains) and fish, supplemented with a limited variety of other plant and animal foods, was found. Bitter manioc-based foods were associated with the consumption of cyanogens and fish with the consumption of mercury. Diets of adults appear to be adequate in energy and protein and low in fats. Children's diets were not well documented. CONCLUSION: Based on the limited available data, Amazonian diets are restricted in variety, but appear to be adequate in energy and protein for adults, but likely insufficiently nutrient-dense for children.
CONTEXT: Diets of subsistence-based Amazonian populations have been linked to local resources, but are changing with market penetration. OBJECTIVE: To review the available data on traditional Amazonian foods and diets and evaluate their implications for human biology as a step toward understanding nutrition transitions in the region. METHODS: This study used the Human Relations Area Files for information on the diets of Amerindian groups in the Amazon Basin from 1950 to the present, and used other published sources and the authors' own data. RESULTS: Data on food use was identified for only nine groups and dietary intake data for individuals in only three of the groups. A diet based on starchy staples (manioc and plantains) and fish, supplemented with a limited variety of other plant and animal foods, was found. Bitter manioc-based foods were associated with the consumption of cyanogens and fish with the consumption of mercury. Diets of adults appear to be adequate in energy and protein and low in fats. Children's diets were not well documented. CONCLUSION: Based on the limited available data, Amazonian diets are restricted in variety, but appear to be adequate in energy and protein for adults, but likely insufficiently nutrient-dense for children.
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Traditional foods; nutrition transitions; subsistence-based populations
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