Globalization and Children’s Diets: The Case of Yucatan, Mexico

Bogin, Barry; Azcorra, Hugo; Ávila‐Escalante, María Luisa; Castillo‐Burguete, María Teresa; Varela‐Silva, Maria Inês; Dickinson, Federico

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-27001-8_3

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“…Calorie intake and level of physical activity were assessed using a questionnaire; body composition indices and metabolic rate (basal and specific) were determined by bioimpedance analyzer according to the standard method 5 .…”

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Daily Calorie Intake, Level of Physical Activity and Morphological Status of Children and Adolescents in Three Cities of Russian Federation

2020

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The study is devoted to identifying the intergroup variability of morphological characteristics, body composition, in-dicators of physical activity and nutritional status in modern adolescents of the cities of Elista, Arkhangelsk and Moscow. The increased body weight of Arkhangelsk adolescents of both sexes determines the high values of basal metabolic rates in this group. At the same time, a low level of physical activity has a negative effect on the development of the musculo-skeletal component, that is, increased body weight values are associated in this group to a greater extent with its fat component. Residents of Moscow have intermediate values among the three groups surveyed for most morphological in-dicators and minimum indicators of exchange. However, it is this group that is characterized by the maximum amount of time allocated to physical activity. The results obtained indirectly indicate the presence of a certain level of socio-eco-nomic differences in the surveyed cities.

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Daily Calorie Intake, Level of Physical Activity and Morphological Status of Children and Adolescents in Three Cities of Russian Federation

2020

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“…Guatemala and Bolivia are the only nations of the Americas where the indigenous peoples constitute a majority of the population and Guatemala is the only nation where one ethnic group, Maya, does so (https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R46225.pdf). People identifying as Maya constitute the largest population of Native Americans (Bogin et al, 2020). The government of Guatemala recognizes officially 20 Maya languages, some of which are mutually unintelligible.…”

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“…Maya were also employed at very low wages or work‐indentured on plantations owned by non‐Maya. In recent years, new practices derived from globalization have become common for many Maya, such as rural‐to‐urban migration, international migration, work in the service and tourism industries (usually as cleaners, gardeners and other low‐paid jobs) use of mobile phones, the internet, and drinking Pepsi‐Cola and Coca‐Cola (Bogin et al, 2020; Leatherman & Goodman, 2005; Loucky & Moors, 2000).…”

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Fear, violence, inequality, and stunting in Guatemala

Bogin

2021

Am J Hum Biol

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Background Stunting is defined by the public health community as a length‐ or height‐for‐age <−2 SD of a growth standard or reference and is claimed to be caused by poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Material and Methods Stunting is common at all income levels in middle‐ and low‐income countries. At the higher income levels, stunting is unlikely to be caused by nutrient deficiency or infectious disease. Results In Guatemala, 17% of <5‐year‐olds in the highest family income quintile are stunted. Guatemala has a history of violence from armed conflict, current‐day social and economic inequalities, government corruption, and threat of kidnapping for the wealthiest families. Discussion and Conclusion The high level of persistent violence creates an ecology of fear, an extreme range of inequalities in Social‐Economic‐Political‐Emotional resources, and biosocial stress that inhibits skeletal growth and causes stunting for people of all income levels.

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“…In addition to macronutrient differences, urbanized diets are associated with gut microbiome profiles that predispose individuals to obesity (Yatsunenko et al, 2012). While we do not report on dietary composition in the current study, previous work showed that urban Yucatec Maya diets are characterized by high consumption of sugar‐sweetened breads and sugar‐sweetened soft drinks, and low consumption of fruits and vegetables (Bogin et al, 2020). In contrast, in the rural Maya remain reliant on foods produced by the household (e.g., maize, beans, vegetables, some chicken, and pork); market foods such as pasta, bread and soda are only occasionally purchased and consumed, mainly for special occasions and events (Urlacher & Kramer, 2018; Veile & Kramer, 2018).…”

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“…The Yucatec Maya have farmed on the peninsula for at least 3000 years; many of their traditional agricultural and dietary practices are still thriving today (Díaz, 2012; Kramer, 2005; O'Connor & Anderson, 2016). Still the past 40 years have seen a dramatic acceleration of economically driven Maya migration from rural farming communities to dense urban settings where they experience negative health outcomes associated with the nutritional transition (Azcorra et al, 2020; Leatherman 2020; Bogin et al, 2020).…”

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Differences in nutritional status between rural and urban Yucatec Maya children: The importance of early life conditions

Veile

Christopher

Azcorra

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American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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Early‐life conditions shape childhood growth and are affected by urbanization and the nutritional transition. To investigate how early‐life conditions (across the “first” and “second” 1000 days) are associated with rural and urban children's nutritional status, we analyzed anthropometric data from Maya children in Yucatan, Mexico. We collected weight, height and triceps skinfold measures, then computed body mass and fat mass indices (BMI/FMI), in a cross‐sectional sample of 6‐year‐olds (urban n = 72, rural n = 66). Demographic, socioeconomic and early‐life variables (birthweight/mode, rural/urban residence, household crowding) were collected by maternal interview. We statistically analyzed rural‐urban differences in demographic, socioeconomic, early‐life, and anthropometric variables, then created linear mixed models to evaluate associations between early‐life variables and child anthropometric outcomes. Two‐way interactions were tested between early‐life variables and child sex, and between early‐life variables and rural‐urban residence. Results showed that rural children were shorter‐statured, with lower overweight/obesity and cesarean delivery rates, compared to urban children. Household crowding was a negative predictor of anthropometric outcomes; the strongest effect was in boys and in urban children. Birthweight positively predicted anthropometric outcomes, especially weight/BMI. Birth mode was positively (not statistically) associated with any anthropometric outcome. Cesarean delivery was more common in boys than in girls, and predicted increased height in urban boys. In conclusion, urbanization and household crowding were the most powerful predictors of Maya 6‐year‐old anthropometry. The negative effects of crowding may disproportionately affect Maya boys versus girls and urban versus rural children. Early‐life conditions shape Maya children's nutritional status both in the “first” and “second” 1000 days.

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Globalization and Children’s Diets: The Case of Yucatan, Mexico

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Daily Calorie Intake, Level of Physical Activity and Morphological Status of Children and Adolescents in Three Cities of Russian Federation

Daily Calorie Intake, Level of Physical Activity and Morphological Status of Children and Adolescents in Three Cities of Russian Federation

Fear, violence, inequality, and stunting in Guatemala

Differences in nutritional status between rural and urban Yucatec Maya children: The importance of early life conditions

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