Authors: Salehi, Moosa¹; Kuhnlein, Harriet²; Shahbazi, Mohammad³; Kimiagar, Masoud⁴; Kolahi, Asghar⁵; Mehrabi, Yadollah⁵

Source: Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Volume 44, Number 1, 2005 , pp. 81-95(15)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

In most developing countries, women receive less food than men, both in absolute terms and in relation to their nutritional needs. However, they spend more time in total productive work than men. One way to supplement women's nutritional needs is to use locally accessible and sustainable food commonly known as “traditional food.” To examine this concept, 481 household members from 48 subtribes of Iranian tribes in Fars province were recruited. A simple and low cost package was designed and prepared with available local foods. The nutrient value of the package was described to influential members of the community including elders, schoolteachers, formally educated girls and parents. The supplementary package contained 322.6 Kcal, 14.05 g protein, 351.2 mg calcium, 487.2 μg vitamin A, and 42.7 mg vitamin C. Using the supplementary food package increased the tribeswomen's body mass index (BMI) significantly (P

Keywords: Traditional foods; Iranian tribeswomen; supplementary package

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240590904353

Affiliations: 1: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2: Centre for Indigenous Peoples', Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University, Montreal, Canada 3: Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Mississippi, USA 4: Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Technology, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5: Medical Statistician, Department of Health & Community Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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