WILD VEGETABLES AND MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITION

nbn_se_uu_diva-694.pdfWILD VEGETABLES AND MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITION
Studies on the significance of wild vegetables in women's diets in Vietnam
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Wild Vegetables and Micronutrient Nutrition
Studies on the significance of wild vegetables in women's diets in Vietnam
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ABSTRACT
Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine
Key words

" When we eat vegetables, we think of medical functions also "
LIST OF ORIGINAL PAPERS
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CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
What are edible wild plants?
CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT
Figure 1. Nutrition and the multifunctional roles of wild foods resources (adapted from UNICEF 1990, Antonsson-Ogle et al.2000, Eide and Oshaug 1999)
Nutritional status
Care giving behaviour
(human and livestock)Household
Agriculture production (crops+ livestock)
Resources from common property (e.g. from forests, waste lands, water bodies, common land)
Home gardens/ back yards
Micronutrient data on edible wild plants
Dietary intake studies
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Micronutrient deficiencies and the role of edible wild plants
Dietary intake data and the use of wild foods in Vietnam
Rau Dai
Rau Dai
Mekong Delta
2 sites
Central Highlands
2 sites
Figure 2 Map of Vietnam and location of study sites
Study areas
Study population
Time line Mekong Highlands
2. Chemical analyses 46 species
Oct95 3. Formal survey Aug 98 Flood 1yFFQ beginning period of rains
4. Dietary assessment A. 24h recall
B. 7-day FFQ quantified intake Sept98
Dietary assessment repeat Jul-Aug 7-day FFQ 97 beginning of rains
5. Health/nutrition survey A.anthropometry+
Aug 99 6. Sample collection, Aug 99 7.Chemical analyses
28 species
35 replace- ments
Dietary assessment surveys (Paper II, IV)
Food variety analysis (Paper IV)
Health and nutrition status investigations (Paper II, IV)
Chemical analyses of vegetables (Paper III and V)
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Centella asiatica,
Portulaca oleracea
Eleocharis
Eleocharis dulcis Limnocharis flava
Food variety analysis
Chemical analysis of vegetables
Commelina communis,
cordata.
Knowing or consuming?
The nutrient content of wild edible plants
The nutritional significance of wild edible plants in the diet
Food diversity, nutrient intake and health status
What factors promote, restrict or endanger future use?
"Vegetable production is good for old people who can't work hard and earn a higher
income
Agroforestry Systems 1
Soc Sci Med 23:
Int J Food Sci Nutr 44
Ecol Food Nutr 26
Ecol Food Nutr 33
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Food Nut Bull 19
Scan J Nutr/Näringsforsk 2
Ecol Food Nutr 18
Med J Aus 148:
Ecol Food Nutr 16:
Ecol Food Nutr 17:
Ecol Food Nutr 35
J Hum Nutr 34
Publ Health Nutr. 1
Ecol Food Nutr 24
Multi- functions of edible wild plants
Micronutrient data on edible wild plants
Dietary intake studies
Micronutrient deficiencies and the role of edible wild plants
Dietary intake data and the use of wild foods in Vietnam
AIMS OF THE STUDY
Study areas
Study population
Study design
Dietary assessment surveys ( Paper II, IV)
Food variety analysis ( Paper IV)
Health and nutrition status investigations ( Paper II, IV)
Chemical analyses of vegetables ( Paper III and V)
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Formal survey 1: use of vegetables
Formal survey II: quantified dietary assessment
Food variety analysis
Chemical analysis of vegetables
The nutrient content of wild edible plants
The nutritional significance of wild edible plants in the diet
Food diversity, nutrient intake and health status
What factors promote, restrict or endanger future use?
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES