Nutrition

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Age Differences in Vitamin A Intake Among Canadian Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
P. Berti
R. Soueida
L. T. Arbour
O. Receveur
H. V. Kuhnlein
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 6, November-December 2004, pp. 465-469
Findings showed the transition away from traditional foods rich in Vitamin A was responsible for a majority of subjects having a Vitamin A intake below the estimated average requirement.
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Alaska EARTH Study Data Summary 2008

Alternate Title
Alaska EARTH (Education and Research Towards Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Lanier
Alaska EARTH Research Team

Data identifies protective and risk factors for chronic diseases based on 3,828 Alaskan Native and American Indian participants.

Related Material: Full Report.

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Albuminuira in a Remote South Australian Aboriginal Community: Results of a Community-Based Screening Program For Renal Disease

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.D.S. Shephard
G.G. Allen
L.J. Barratt
K. Paizis
M. Brown
J.A.J. Barbara
G. McLeaod
A. Vanajek
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 3, no. 156, February 8, 2003, pp. 1-10
Study identifies risk factors for adult renal disease through a screening program known as the Umoona Kidney Project. Information will be used by Aboriginal health workers.
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Alice Springs Child Health Unit

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerry Kirke
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 4-17
Reports on events leading up to creation of the Alice Springs Health Unit and discusses various primary health care strategies.
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Alterations of Visual Evoked Potentials in Preschool Inuit Children Exposed to Methylmercury and Polychlorinated Biphenyls From a Marine Diet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dave Saint-Amour
Marie-Sylvie Roy
Célyne Bastien
Pierre Ayotte
Éric Dewailly
Christine Després
et al.
Neurotoxicology, vol. 27, no. 4, July 2006, pp. 567-578
Looks at the relationship between contaminants and visual brain processing in Inuit children.
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Anaemia In Woorabinda

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Carseldine
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 32-34
Examines approaches taken in a campaign to ensure reduction of children suffering from anaemia.
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Anthropometric Indices of First Nations Children and Youth on First Entry to Manitoba/Saskatchewan Residential Schools - 1919 to 1953

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. J. Paul Hackett
Sylvia Abonyi
Roland F. Dyck
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30734
Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.
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The Antioxidant Level of Alaska's Wild Berries: High, Higher and Highest

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roxie Rodgers Dinstel
Julie Cascio
Sonja Koukel
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21188
Findings revealed that Alaskan wild berries had significantly higher levels of oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) than cultivated berries from the lower 48 states.
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Antoine Lonesinger 12 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Archie Baptiste
Indian History Film Project
Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.
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Anxiety About Food Supply in Cree Women with Infants in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Rose Iserhoff
Lily Napash
Lucie Leclerc
Tanya Verrall
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 55-64
Study found higher levels of anxiety in women who smoked during pregnancy, or had anemia or bottle-fed their nine-month-old infants.
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Appropriate Engagement and Nutrition Education on Reserve: Lessons Learned From the Takla Lake First Nation in Northern BC

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Tobin
Margo French
Neil Hanlon
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 49-57
Describes an outline of appropriate engagement used in a study conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia and looks at how it can be used to work with other Aboriginal communities to improve and promote health.
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Arctic Food Security

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 58
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Nick Bernard
Sophie Thériault
Ghislain Otis
Christopher Furgal ... [et al.]
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Arctic Indigenous Peoples Experience the Nutrition Transition with Changing Dietary Patterns and Obesity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. V. Kuhnlein
O. Receveur
R. Soueida
G. M. Egeland
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 134, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 1447-1453
Reports survey data from three large cultural areas: the Yukon First Nations, Dene/Métis, and Inuit communities and compares current proportion of traditional food in diets to the precontact period and the amount of traditional food consumed by older vs. younger generation.
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Arctic Wildlife

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Presents an ecological and nutritional overview of Inuit food sources.
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The Argentinian Mother-and-Child Contaminant Study: A Cross Sectional Study Among Delivering Women in the Cities of Ushuaia and Salta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inger Økland
Jon Øyvind Odland
Silvinia Matiocevich
Marisa Viviana Alvarez
Torbjørn Aarsland ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1364598
Overview of the Study on Environment and Reproductive Health which looked at exposure to PTS (persistent toxic substances).
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Assessing The Changing Diet of Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan J. Whiting
Michelle L. Mackenzie
Nutrition Reviews, vol. 56, no. 8, August 1998, pp. 248-250
Argues there is a need for more dietary studies which examine the impact of moving from traditional to market foods.
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Assessing the Impact of Pilot School Snack Programs on Milk and Alternatives Intake in 2 Remote First Nation Communities in Northern Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Gates
Rhona M. Hanning
Allison Gates
Daniel D. McCarthy
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Journal of School Health, vol. 83, no. 2, February 2013, pp. 69-76

Study demonstrates the potential of school food provision programs to positively impact the low intakes of milk in First Nations youth, although the programs suffer when resources are lacking.

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The Association of Household Food Security, Household Characteristics and School Environment with Obesity Status Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Children and Youth in Canada: Results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasmin Bhawra; Martin J. Cooke; Yanling Guo; Piotr Wilk
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 3, March 2017, pp. 77-86
Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.
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Associations between Household Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes in the Aboriginal Population (Excluding Reserves)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen Willows
Paul Veugelers
Kim Raine
Stefan Kuhle
Health Reports, vol. 22, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 15-20
Survey shows that an estimated 29% of Aboriginal people, aged 18 or older, lived in food-insecure households and that these households had significantly higher odds of poor general health. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.
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The BC First Nations ActNow Toolkit 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Developed to assist communities and educators in providing a holistic curriculum for appropriate lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity to support children's well-being and development in the community and classroom environment.
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BC First Nations Head Start: On-reserve Program

Web Sites » Organizations
Website contains early intervention strategies providing ideas and examples to enhance early childhood (birth to six years old) development; six components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, parent and family involvement and social support.
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Bear Meat And Hide Preparation

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
A set of 17 photographs of Lydia and Napthelie McKenzie and their daughter Jemima Charles on their trapline near Stanley Mission preparing the meat and hide of a bear shot by their son Malcolm McKenzie.
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