Food Changes and Geography: Dietary Transition in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The food transition can no longer be studied in developed countries because the so-called Western diet now predominates in these areas. However, in developing countries, it is still possible to study the food transition. It is a novel concept that complements other transitions such as the demographic, economic, nutritional and epidemiological transitions.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to a) estimate the average departmental adherence to the three pre-established food patterns, b) assess adherence patterns based on the Global Spatial Analysis, c) evaluate whether the Local Spatial Variations in the adherence to food patterns are random or follow defined patterns (cluster) and d) generate 2D maps to graphically locate the food patterns that compose th

SUBMITTER: Quintero-Lesmes DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6634597 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature