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  • Title: [Food intake and anthropometric evaluation of an aborigine mission in the province of Salta, Argentina].
    Author: Couceiro de Cadena M, Valdiviezo de Rodríguez MS, Zimmer Sarmiento MC.
    Journal: Aten Primaria; 1997 Nov 15; 20(8):421-4. PubMed ID: 9462936.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the food intake of families at the "El Chañar" aboriginal mission and make an anthropometric evaluation of the children between 6 and 14. DESIGN: This crossover and descriptive study covered two units of analysis. SETTING: It was carried out at the "El Chañar" aboriginal community. PARTICIPANTS: All the mission families and all children between 6 and 14. INTERVENTIONS: A) A food questionnaire was administered to all the families at the mission by the method of remembering the 24 hours of the day prior to the study. B) For the anthropometric study, the following were determined: weight, size (stature) and brachial perimeter, triceps cutaneous fold and brachial muscular circumference. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Foods taken were expressed in terms of nutrients, and the results expressed as a percentage of requirements. In 1994 the nutrient most in deficit was calcium, in that 100% of the families had less than 10% of what was required. The findings showed deficiencies in food intake and growth levels below the International Reference Norms. CONCLUSIONS: Wild foods are not an essential component of the aborigines' habitual diet. Their consumption have declined over time under the influence of 'criollo' (creole) food.
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