Inuit Country Food and Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood in the Circumpolar North: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Inuit communities in the Circumpolar North have experienced a nutrition transition characterized by the decreased intake of culturally important, nutrient-rich traditional food (country food), and an increased intake of market food, resulting in concerns over reduced diet quality and emerging chronic diseases. Nutrition in early life is critical for development, may influence health risks in later life, and is an important concern for Inuit community health. The goal of this scoping review was to characterize the nature, extent, and range of the published literature on Inuit country food and health in pregnancy and childhood. A search string was developed and applied to three databases, followed by title and abstract screening and full text review. Articles published between 1995 and 2019

SUBMITTER: Caughey AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967653 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature