The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example
The rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in Native Americans and Alaska Natives far exceed that of the general US population. There are many postulating reasons for these excessive rates including the transition from a traditional to a contemporary diet. Although information on the dietary...
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| description | The rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in Native Americans and Alaska Natives far exceed that of the general US population. There are many postulating reasons for these excessive rates including the transition from a traditional to a contemporary diet. Although information on the dietary intakes of Native American and Alaska Native communities are limited, there seems to be a consensus that the Native American and Alaska Native diet is high in total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Further information on the diet needs to be attained so that dietary interventions can effectively be implemented in these communities. An approach that is community based is proposed as the best solution to understanding the Native diet and developing culturally tailored interventions to sustainably improve diet © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-498012023-02-22T06:24:18Z The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example Fialkowski, M. Okoror, T. Boushey, Carol The rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in Native Americans and Alaska Natives far exceed that of the general US population. There are many postulating reasons for these excessive rates including the transition from a traditional to a contemporary diet. Although information on the dietary intakes of Native American and Alaska Native communities are limited, there seems to be a consensus that the Native American and Alaska Native diet is high in total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Further information on the diet needs to be attained so that dietary interventions can effectively be implemented in these communities. An approach that is community based is proposed as the best solution to understanding the Native diet and developing culturally tailored interventions to sustainably improve diet © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49801 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2011.00364.x unknown |
| spellingShingle | Fialkowski, M. Okoror, T. Boushey, Carol The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title | The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title_full | The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title_fullStr | The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title_short | The Relevancy of Community-Based Methods: Using Diet within Native American and Alaska Native Adult Populations as an Example |
| title_sort | relevancy of community-based methods: using diet within native american and alaska native adult populations as an example |
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