Changing diets and traditional lifestyle of Siberian Arctic Indigenous Peoples and effects on health and well-being.

ABSTRACT: The diet of Indigenous Peoples of North-Western Siberia is characterized by a significant proportion of traditional foods. Eating local products provides a ready-made set of macro- and microelements necessary for life in the challenging conditions of the Arctic. Currently, high consumption of traditional foods is typical in the season of fishing or reindeer slaughter, while out of season the consumption of easily digestible carbohydrates increases. Due to climate change, seasonal fishing and traditional migration routes are disrupted and, therefore, the consumption of traditional foods is decreasing. During 5 years of expeditions, we performed a cross-sectional screening of 985 Indigenous People from three districts of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. We analyzed the seasonality of acqui

SUBMITTER: Andronov S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature