The Health of Traditional Societies and the Effects of Acculturation [and Comments and Replies]

Wirsing, Rolf; Logan, Michael H.; Micozzi, Marc S.; Nyamwaya, David Ondieki; Pearce, Tola Olu; Renshaw, Domeena C.; Schæfer, Otto

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“…Such changes affect indigenous subsistence systems and lead to nutritional deficiencies and impoverishment 6,7 . The decrease in traditional hunting and fishing and the introduction of a monetary economy and paid work often result in lower levels of physical activity and increased access to Western foods, especially industrialized products 8 . The latter are associated with a monotonous diet, rich in carbohydrates and poor in protein, vitamins, and minerals, combining with other factors to cause NCDs in traditional societies in the world 8 .…”

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“…The decrease in traditional hunting and fishing and the introduction of a monetary economy and paid work often result in lower levels of physical activity and increased access to Western foods, especially industrialized products 8 . The latter are associated with a monotonous diet, rich in carbohydrates and poor in protein, vitamins, and minerals, combining with other factors to cause NCDs in traditional societies in the world 8 . Contact with non-indigenous populations has thus played a significant role in the emergence and expansion of NCDs among indigenous peoples 8 .…”

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“…The latter are associated with a monotonous diet, rich in carbohydrates and poor in protein, vitamins, and minerals, combining with other factors to cause NCDs in traditional societies in the world 8 . Contact with non-indigenous populations has thus played a significant role in the emergence and expansion of NCDs among indigenous peoples 8 .…”

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Epidemiology of high blood pressure among the Kaingang people on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2013

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This cross-sectional study describes the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP; measured at one setting, and suggestive of a clinical diagnosis of arterial hypertension) and mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and their associations with socio-demographic and anthropometric variables among 355 Kaingang adults (≥ 20 years) on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Brazil. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), SBP, and DBP were measured and socio-demographic data were collected. Prevalence of HBP was 53.2% (95%CI: 45.3; 61.1) in men and 40.7% (95%CI: 33.8; 47.6) in women. In women, age and WC were directly associated with HBP; age was associated with SBP and schooling with DBP. In men, HBP was statistically associated with high body mass index (BMI) and tile floor in the home (as a socioeconomic proxy); BMI and WC were associated with SBP; BMI and WC were associated with DBP. The study highlights the need for measures to control risk factors for HBP, especially due to its relevance for cardiovascular diseases and their consequences.

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“…Although in distinct and involving other human, social, economic and environmental factors timescale, contemporary indigenous groups, once in contact with national societies also experience socio-economic and ecological changes with strong potential to change oral health conditions [10,44].…”

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Factors Associated with the Presence of Teeth in the Adult and Elderly Xukuru Indigenous Population in Ororubá, 2010

Lima¹,

Moreira²

2015

Emerging Trends in Oral Health Sciences and Dentistry

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“…Such changes have influenced the epidemiological profile of these groups, which have obtained easy access to antihelminthic drugs through indigenous health agents 120 , often administered without any control. In addition, geographical restrictions imposed by territorial demarcation and transformation of semi-nomadic into sedentary behavior in the majority of the South American indigenous groups have contributed to fixing large groups, resulting in villages with high population densities and precarious sanitation, facilitating the transmission of specific human parasites that compete with those of animal origin 28,29,134 . Such data are provided by the publications by VIEIRA 128 and SILVA 120 , both on intestinal parasitosis in Brazilian indigenous populations.…”

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Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past

Sianto

Chame

Silva

et al. 2009

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SuMMaRYThe authors present a review of records of intestinal parasitic helminths from animals in human archaeological remains, reported since the emergence of paleopathological studies. The objective was to relate paleoparasitological findings to geographic, biotic, and abiotic factors from the environment in which the prehistoric populations lived, and understand some aspects related to the process of human dispersion and biological and cultural evolution. Modification of eating habits and the incorporation of new cultural practices are analyzed from the perspective of zoonoses from prehistory to the present day, especially in Brazilian indigenous populations. Three tables identifying the helminths, their natural hosts, dates, and sites of archaeological findings complete this review. In conclusion, various zoonoses known today have occurred since antiquity, and these data, combined with studies on the emergence and reemergence of diseases, could make possible to compose scenarios for the future.

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The Health of Traditional Societies and the Effects of Acculturation [and Comments and Replies]

Cited by 59 publications

References 42 publications

Epidemiology of high blood pressure among the Kaingang people on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2013

Epidemiology of high blood pressure among the Kaingang people on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2013

Factors Associated with the Presence of Teeth in the Adult and Elderly Xukuru Indigenous Population in Ororubá, 2010

Animal helminths in human archaeological remains: a review of zoonoses in the past

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