What Do We Know about the Diets of Pacific Islander Adults in Papua New Guinea? A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: While a large proportion of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) maintain a subsistence lifestyle, exposure to modernisation and industrialisation since European contact has influenced a transition towards Western diets. This review aimed to scope and summarise the published research on dietary intake among Pacific Islander adults in PNG. Four electronic databases and grey literature were searched. Two reviewers completed the screening and data extraction. Fourteen studies were included from the Highlands (n = 7), Southern (n = 5), Momase (n = 1) and both the Highlands/Southern region (n = 1). No studies were from the Islands region. The majority of the studies were published prior to the year 2000 (n = 9). Geographical region and degree of urbanisati

SUBMITTER: Davies A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11124261 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature