Karat, pulque, and gac: three shining stars in the traditional food galaxy.

Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0376405 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0029-6643 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00296643 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nutr Rev Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2015- : Oxford Oxford University Press
Original Publication: [Washington, D.C.] : International Life Sciences Institute

American Indian or Alaska Native* ; Culture* ; Diet*; Feeding Behavior/*ethnology ; Micronutrients/*administration & dosage; Alcoholic Beverages ; Fruit ; Health Promotion ; Humans ; Musa

Karat banana, pulque prepared from Agave species, and gac fruit are three traditional local food items recently studied intensively for their nutrition potential among traditional and indigenous peoples, and are examples of how local food-based strategies can be used to ensure micronutrient nutrition. Successful health promotion and intervention programs emphasizing traditional food systems are few in the international literature, but offer promise in understanding the potential of food-based strategies. Traditional food strategies could be used not only for alleviating malnutrition, but also for developing locally relevant programs for stemming the nutrition transition and preventing chronic disease, particularly among indigenous and traditional peoples who retain knowledge of using food species in their local ecosystems.

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Date Created: 20041230 Date Completed: 20050125 Latest Revision: 20221207

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10.1111/j.1753-4887.2004.tb00015.x

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