Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 21, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 1035-1042

Food Insecurity and the Double Burden of Malnutrition of Indigenous Refugee Épera Siapidara (Article)

Villena-Esponera M.P.* , Moreno-Rojas R. , Molina-Recio G.
  • a Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Córdoba, Agrifood Campus of Excellence International CeiA3, Córdoba, Spain, Food Safety and Quality Research Group, Pontificial Catholic University of Ecuador in Esmeraldas (PUCESE), Esmeraldas, Ecuador
  • b Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Córdoba, Agrifood Campus of Excellence International CeiA3, Córdoba, Spain
  • c Department of Nursing, School of Medicine and Nursing, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to assess food and nutritional security status of an indigenous population who migrated from Colombia to Ecuador. We collected data about the perception of food insecurity, anthropometric and food intake (n = 104). An analysis multivariate (Generalized Linear Model) we used to know the adequacy to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). All the households were food insecure, stunting affected 45.1% of children and adolescents and the 60% were overweight or obese women. Significant differences were observed by gender for energy, lipid, carbohydrate, fiber, and iron (p < 0.001). No age group meets the DRI for fiber, calcium and potassium (except in children 24–59 months) and iron. There was a deficiency in vitamins A, D, folic acid and thiamine. The Epera Siapidara people in Ecuador experience acute food insecurity and a double burden of malnutrition, which may seriously affect their health and general progress. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Food insecurity Indigenous people Double burden of malnutrition Ecuador Refugee

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051699251&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-018-0807-5&partnerID=40&md5=f2dd0a6f0dac4a9de4671bf764c45aff
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0807-5
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English