Drivers and health implications of the dietary transition among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study undertook a systematic scoping review on the drivers and implications of dietary changes among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic.

Design

A keyword search of peer-reviewed articles was performed using PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database and High North Research Documents. Eligibility criteria included all full-text articles of any design reporting on research on food consumption, nutrient intake, dietary adequacy, dietary change, food security, nutrition-related chronic diseases or traditional food harvesting and consumption among Inuit populations residing in Canada. Articles reporting on in vivo and in vitro experiments or on health impacts of environmental contaminants were excluded.

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SUBMITTER: Little M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195443 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature