“We Never Ate Like That, Not Fast Food, or Junk Foods”: Accounts of Changing Maternal Diet in a Tourist Community in Rural Costa Rica

Cantor, Allison; Peña, Jenny; Himmelgreen, David

doi:10.1080/03670244.2013.824360

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“…Taken together, these studies raise questions about the relative public health importance of SSBs introduced through the global economy compared with SSBs which are part of traditional Latin American cuisine. Nevertheless, globalization and free-trade policies that link Costa Rica with global markets have led to an increase in the availability of commercially produced foods linked to obesity, especially in areas with high levels of tourism (Cantor et al, 2013;Himmelgreen et al, 2014). Future studies should continue to track if and how these foods are integrated into the Costa Rican economy and diet.…”

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“…In Costa Rica, the prevalence of obesity and diabetes is similar to that of developed countries (Wong-McClure et al, 2016;Bekelman et al, 2017) due in part to an almost doubling of the combined prevalence of overweight/obesity among women of reproductive age between 1982(Agüero, 2009. Changes in the prevalence of overweight/obesity have occurred in tandem with increasing consumption of foods and beverages high in fat, added sugars and salt (Rhee et al, 2012;Cantor et al, 2013;Monge-Rojas et al, 2013;Heredia-Blonval et al, 2014;Fisberg et al, 2018).…”

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Variation in dietary intake and body fatness by socioeconomic status among women in the context of Costa Rican nutrition transitions

2019

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The Nutrition Transition model posits that vegetable oils, animal source foods (ASFs) and caloric sweeteners contribute to increases in adiposity and hence body mass index. Body mass index (BMI) is increasing more rapidly among Latin American populations of low versus high socioeconomic status (SES). The objectives of this study among Costa Rican women were to: (1) compare indicators of adiposity and dietary intake by SES and (2) evaluate the relationship between intake of foods high in vegetable oils, ASFs or caloric sweeteners and body fatness. This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2014–2015, included 128 low-, middle- and high-SES non-pregnant, non-lactating women aged between 25 and 45 years with 1–4 live births. Anthropometry was used to assess BMI, body composition and body fat distribution. Dietary recalls (n = 379) were used to assess dietary intake. Percentage body fat was greater in low- versus high-SES women (31.5 ± 3.9 vs 28.2 ± 4.7%). Skinfold measurements at four sites on the upper and lower body were greater in low- versus high-SES women. Body mass index did not vary in low- versus high-SES women. Intake frequency of foods high in vegetable oils was greater in low- and middle- (1.8 and 1.8 times/day, respectively) versus high- (1.1 times/day) SES women. For individual foods, intake frequency varied significantly by SES for high-fat condiments, fried vegetables, dairy, sweetened coffee/tea and pastries and desserts. Intake frequency of Nutrition Transition food categories was not associated with percentage body fat after adjustment for energy intake. Indicators of body composition provide additional information beyond BMI that are useful in understanding SES–adiposity associations in Latin America. Approaches to understanding diet and adiposity in Latin America that focus on vegetable oils, ASFs and caloric sweeteners should consider within-country variation in the pace of the Nutrition Transition, especially when explaining variation in adiposity by SES.

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Variation in dietary intake and body fatness by socioeconomic status among women in the context of Costa Rican nutrition transitions

2019

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“…Increased fried food consumption is not limited to the United States and is observed in other developed and developing countries. [52][53][54][55][56][57] These diets are increasingly consumed by children and adolescents, 17,23,58,59 raising concerns regarding how factors that influence chronic disease may be affected.…”

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Dietary Lipid Oxidization Products Alter Growth, Adiposity and Gut Microbial Ecology in Prepubertal Porcine Model

Arowolo

Willis

Karabayir

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Elevated levels of dietary fats in westernized diets, associated with increased risk of obesity and other chronic diseases, are increasingly consumed by children in the United States. Cooking practices such as high heat frying and increased use of oxidizable sources of fats have introduced high levels of lipid oxidation products (LOPs) into these diets. The effects of these highly reactive dietary compounds on human biology are largely unstudied, especially in the gut where these compounds are likely present at higher concentrations. Given that the gut microbiome can be influenced by dietary components and then in turn have a systemic impact, we investigated the effects of consuming LOPs on gut bacterial and fungal communities and on growth and body composition during the prepubertal period in a porcine model. The presence of LOPs in the high fat diet reduced growth and body fat gain in the model. The gut microbiome was uniquely altered by both high fat and the presence of LOPs, with notable changes in the abundances of Turicibacterales, Spriochaetales, RF39, Lactobacillales and Erysipelotrichales. The mycobiome was dominated by Kazachstania, a porcine specific yeast, which was only minimally influenced by the dietary regimen. Application of machine learning identified dietary fat and LOPs as strong predictors of body fat. The genus Methanobrevibacter was the key microbial predictor of body fat. This study highlights the need for further studies on the biological effects of LOPs which have become ubiquitous in human, livestock and pet diets in developed countries.

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“…The frequency of fried food intake away from home was relatively low (< 10% reporting eating away from home >4 times per week) in our study. However, the 55% increase in risk of MI observed in our study is of concern given that it is likely that intake of foods outside of the home will continue to increase in middle-income countries [ 2 , 6 ].…”

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“…In Latin America, retail food sales increased from 15% in 1990 to 60% by 2000 in Latin American supermarkets [ 5 ]. While frying is not a new technique in Costa Rica, people are currently eating more fried foods and foods outside the home compared to 30 years ago [ 6 ]. Higher consumption of fried food outside the home, resulting from modernization, economic development and urbanization, could be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease CVD.…”

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Fried food intake and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Costa Rica Heart Study

Campos

2018

PLoS ONE

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Economic development in middle-income countries has led to a noticeable rise in the availability of commercial deep fried foods and lifestyles that require eating meals “on the go” and outside of the home. Yet, data from these countries where fried foods were traditionally prepared at home are scarce, despite several studies showing the potential adverse effects of fried food consumption on risk for heart disease. We aimed to examine whether consumption of fried foods inside or outside of the home is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) among Hispanic/Latinos living in Costa Rica. Participants were incident cases of a first acute MI (n = 2,154) and randomly selected controls matched for age, sex, and residence (n = 2,154). After adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including history of diabetes, history of hypertension, smoking, abdominal obesity, income, educational years, occupation, alcohol intake, dietary intakes of saturated fatty acid, fiber intake, and total energy intake, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratio (OR, 95% CI) for risk of MI were 1.00 (reference), 1.02 (0.86–1.21), 1.26 (0.81–1.95), and 1.58 (1.08–2.30) for intake of fried foods outside of the home <1/week, 1-3/week, 4-6/week, and 1/day, respectively (P trend = 0.02); and 1.00, 0.81 (0.65–1.00), 0.81 (0.61–1.09), and 0.93 (0.72–1.19), respectively (P for trend = 0.65) for intake of fried foods inside the home. The data suggest that consumption of fried foods outside of the home, a practice that has been associated with economic development, could have adverse effects on cardiovascular disease.

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“We Never Ate Like That, Not Fast Food, or Junk Foods”: Accounts of Changing Maternal Diet in a Tourist Community in Rural Costa Rica

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

Variation in dietary intake and body fatness by socioeconomic status among women in the context of Costa Rican nutrition transitions

Variation in dietary intake and body fatness by socioeconomic status among women in the context of Costa Rican nutrition transitions

Dietary Lipid Oxidization Products Alter Growth, Adiposity and Gut Microbial Ecology in Prepubertal Porcine Model

Fried food intake and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Costa Rica Heart Study

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