Traditional Food Intake Is Positively Associated with Diet Quality among Low-Income, Urban Alaska Native Women

Walch, Amanda; Bersamin, Andrea

doi:10.1080/19320248.2019.1619648

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine whether there is seasonal variation in diet quality in Indigenous communities. However, the consistency in diet quality that we observed across seasons is not surprising given that we also observed seasonal consistency in total traditional food intake, which has been shown to strongly predict diet quality [ 7 , 9 , 36 ]. In addition, we found that traditional food intake was higher among older age groups, a well-documented relationship in the literature [ 12 ], which could potentially explain the generally higher diet quality among older age groups in this study.…”

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Diet quality is positively associated with intake of traditional foods and does not differ by season in remote Yup’ik communities

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Hopkins

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International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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This study evaluated whether traditional food intake and diet quality differed by season in Yup’ik communities and examined the relationship between intake of traditional food groups and diet quality. Data were collected from 38 participants, ages 14–79 years, from two Yup’ik communities in Southwest Alaska from 2008 to 2010. Self-reported intake (24-h recalls) and dietary biomarker (nitrogen stable isotope ratio) data were collected twice in distinct seasons. Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index. A paired sample t-test was used to test for seasonal differences in traditional food intake and diet quality, and linear regression was used to evaluate associations between traditional food intake and diet quality. Total traditional food intake and overall diet quality did not significantly differ by season, but there were differences in traditional food group intake and diet quality component scores. Diet quality was strongly associated with intake of traditional food groups including fish, tundra greens, and berries. Given the strong relationship between traditional food intake and diet quality, policies should aim to ensure continued access to traditional foods in Yup’ik communities amid environmental changes in the circumpolar North.

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“…This study highlights the critical importance of access and intake of traditional foods to the diet quality of Indigenous communities [ 7 , 9 , 30 , 31 ]. We found that fish intake was strongly related to diet quality in coastal Yup’ik communities of Southwest Alaska and fish intake did not differ between spring and winter.…”

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Diet quality is positively associated with intake of traditional foods and does not differ by season in remote Yup’ik communities

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Nash

Hopkins

et al. 2023

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“…In consideration of physical health, traditional foods are often higher in micronutrients, protein, and healthy fats, and lower in simple carbohydrates and saturated fats (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium [ANTHC], 2015; Kuhnlein et al, 2009; Sheehy et al, 2015). In one study in urban Alaska, intake of traditional foods was associated with greater diet quality (Walch & Bersamin, 2020). In addition, a scoping review of 20 interventions found that positive impacts on diet quality were related to intervention’s employment of Indigenous food sovereignty principles (Maudrie et al, 2021).…”

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Framing an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Research Agenda

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Wilbur,

Henderson

et al. 2023

Health Promotion Practice

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Access to healthy and appealing food is essential for individuals to be able to live a healthy and quality life. For decades, food security has been a priority issue for public health professionals. Food sovereignty expands upon the concept of food insecurity (i.e., having access to nutritious and culturally relevant food) by incorporating people’s rights to define their own food system. The expanded focus of food sovereignty on food systems prioritizes public health professionals’ role in supporting environmental- and systems-level initiatives and evaluating their implications for health, economics, and the natural environment. Food sovereignty is of particular importance for Indigenous peoples (i.e., American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities). Colonization had demonstrable consequences, with many Indigenous communities being forcibly relocated from traditional lands, alongside the destruction of traditional food sources. Indigenous food sovereignty aligns with the sovereign nation status that American Indian tribes and Alaska Native communities have with the United States. Furthermore, the worldviews that incorporate Indigenous communities’ relational responsibilities to care for their food systems, according to their traditional practices and beliefs (Coté, 2016; Morrison, 2011), uniquely positions Indigenous peoples to lead food sovereignty initiatives. In this article, we explore what is currently known regarding food sovereignty and health. We then discuss opportunities to expand the evidence on Indigenous food sovereignty’s relationships with (1) health and well being, (2) economics, (3) the natural environment, and (4) programming facilitators and barriers.

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“…JL Indigenous diets are healthy, higher in many nutrients and, through gathering and processing, promote physical activity and connection to the earth (Bersamin et al, 2008;Damman et al, 2008;Schulz, 1999). Indigenous people who still consume their ancestral foods are healthier, more culturally connected, and more food secure (Bersamin et al, 2008;Schulz, 1999;Smith et al, 2019;Walch & Bersamin, 2019). For many years, many Indigenous communities have been working to reclaim and restore past foodways and, along with traditional foods, their health and their sovereignty.…”

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Enacting Treaty Rights through Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Foods on the Wind River Indian Reservation

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Journal of Poverty

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Despite great loss in gathering and consumption of traditional foods among Indigenous communities, there is great hope for reclaiming and preserving knowledge. The Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Food Gathering (RSAFG) is a community group leading grassroots efforts on the Wind River reservation to reclaim Shoshone ancestral foods and promote food sovereignty. The story of the RSAFG promotes equitable, decolonized, and community empowered methods of reclaiming Indigenous foods by sharing three of RSAFG's acts of decolonization: 1) enacting treaty rights through gathering traditional plants, 2) demanding equitable partnerships in community-based research, and 3) sharing the story through radical authorship via layered narratives.A pesar de la gran pérdida en la recolección y el consumo de alimentos tradicionales entre las comunidades indígenas, existe una gran esperanza para recuperar y preservar el conocimiento. El Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Food Gathering (RSAFG) es un grupo comunitario que lidera los esfuerzos de base en la reserva wind river para recuperar los alimentos ancestrales shoshone y promover la soberanía alimentaria. La historia de la RSAFG promueve métodos equitativos, descolonizados y empoderados por la comunidad para recuperar los alimentos indígenas al compartir tres de los actos de descolonización de RSAFG: 1) promulgar los derechos de los tratados mediante la recolección de plantas tradicionales, 2) exigir asociaciones equitativas en la investigación basada en la comunidad, y 3) compartir la historia a través de la autoría radical a través de narrativas en capas.

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Traditional Food Intake Is Positively Associated with Diet Quality among Low-Income, Urban Alaska Native Women

Cited by 7 publications

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Diet quality is positively associated with intake of traditional foods and does not differ by season in remote Yup’ik communities

Diet quality is positively associated with intake of traditional foods and does not differ by season in remote Yup’ik communities

Framing an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Research Agenda

Enacting Treaty Rights through Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Foods on the Wind River Indian Reservation

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