Tabus alimentares em medicina: uma hipótese para fisiopatologia referente aos alimentos remosos

Júnior, Lacy Cardoso de Brito; Estácio, Adriana Guimarães

doi:10.1016/j.ramb.2013.04.001

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“…Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies [ 1 – 5 ]. They form a codified set of rules about which foods or combinations of foods may not be eaten.…”

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Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district

Arzoaquoi

Essuman

Gbagbo

et al. 2015

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundFood taboos are known from virtually all human societies and pregnant women have often been targeted. We qualitatively assessed food taboos during pregnancy, its motivating factors, and enforcement mechanisms in the Upper Manya Krobo district of Ghana.MethodsThis was an exploratory cross sectional study using qualitative focus group discussions (FGDs). Sixteen FGDs were conducted. Participants were purposively selected using the maximum variation sampling technique. Tape recorded FGDs were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Malterudian systematic text condensation technique.ResultsAll the participants were aware of the existence of food prohibitions and beliefs targeting pregnant women in Upper Manya Krobo. The study identified snails, rats, hot foods, and animal lungs as tabooed during pregnancy. Adherence motivators included expectation of safe and timely delivery, avoidance of “monkey babies” (deformed babies); respect for ancestors, parents, and community elders. Enforcement mechanisms identified included constant reminders by parents, family members and significant others. Stigmatization and community sanctions are deployed sparingly.ConclusionsFood taboos and traditional beliefs targeting pregnant women exist in Upper Manya Krobo. Pregnant women are forbidden from eating snails, rats, snakes, hot foods and animal lungs. To a large extent, socio-cultural, and to a lesser, health concerns motivate the practice.

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“…Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies [ 1 – 5 ]. They form a codified set of rules about which foods or combinations of foods may not be eaten.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The nutritional hazards and health implications of food taboos and preferences have been extensively discussed [ 1 – 3 ]. When practiced in pregnancy, adverse consequences such as depletion of vital nutrients required by the mother and the unborn are most likely.…”

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Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district

Arzoaquoi

Essuman

Gbagbo

et al. 2015

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Nutritional Sciences at the Intersection of Omics Disciplines and Ethics

Bragazzi

2015

Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics in Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

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Introduction to the Tenetehar-Tembé psychology through the rites of construction of women leaders

Dantas de Almeida,

Guimarães,

dos Santos

et al. 2024

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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The article discusses psychological practices and knowledge from the Tenetehar-Tembé (an Indigenous people who live on many riverside regions in the states of Pará and Maranhão, Brazil) tradition. Their rites and narratives carry processes of construction of women as leaders. We argue that, through the community processes of construction of the person, Tenetehar-Tembé women effectively become references for decision-making inside each community and in the articulation between their communities. That is, through the rites and narratives, women become more deeply engaged in caring for the people in their communities. Women are progressively recognized for these practices among families and villages, where they actively participate in productive and political activities. Indigenous psychology, therefore, broadens the understanding of the processes of construction of the woman leader devoting attention to how participating in rites and sharing Indigenous narratives constitute the experiential basis for people’s feelings, thoughts, and actions reflexively oriented in the communities.

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Tabus alimentares em medicina: uma hipótese para fisiopatologia referente aos alimentos remosos

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district

Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district

Nutritional Sciences at the Intersection of Omics Disciplines and Ethics

Introduction to the Tenetehar-Tembé psychology through the rites of construction of women leaders

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