Principal Investigator:DELORMIER, Treena Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
To assess the risk for mercury exposure posed by fish consumption in the community of Tulita in the past summer and current winter seasons;
To examine the relationship between the consumption of sweetened beverages (low nutrient market food) and fish consumption; and
To explore the social and cultural importance of fish (traditional food) to the Dene...
Principal Investigator:Kuhnlein, Harriet V Licensed Year(s):
2001
2000 Summary:
During the second interview phase scheduled for this year, dietary data will be collected again for children aged 10-12. During this time, a random sample of young women and children in school will be interviewed for their food choice decision factors based on information gathered during phase one (Nov-Dec, 2000). A second interview phase will take place in the same communities during Sept-Oct., 2...
Principal Investigator:Kuhnlein, Harriet V Licensed Year(s):
2000
Summary:
The Centre for Indigenous People's Nutrition (CINE) has developed the methodologies for analyses of nutrients in traditional food resources of Indigenous Peoples. It is recognized that risk and benefit assessments need to include information on food items as consumed. Databases used to process Arctic dietary data include both traditional food (TF) and market food (MF); while most MF items have n...