Creating a Nutrient-Dense Menu Using Foods Consumed by Native Communities in the Northern Great Plains Prior to 1851 for Use in Dietary Intervention Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indigenous communities experience greater rates of health disparities than surrounding areas, in part due to a forced transition away from traditional diets.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to develop a dietary intervention (menu) based on traditional foods consumed by indigenous peoples who lived in the Northern Great Plains region near modern-day Grand Forks, North Dakota (ND), prior to the year 1851.

Methods

Three key factors informed this menu-1) nutrient composition; 2) traditional foods; and 3) practicality for contemporary consumers using modern preparation methods. Food pattern modeling was applied to the Healthy United States-Style Dietary Pattern from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to determine the nutrient

SUBMITTER: Hess JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512147 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature