Brazilian indigenous children: Review of studies about nutritional status

Revista de Nutrição

Dixis Figueroa Pedraza¹  Márcia Cristina Sales¹  Daiane De Queiroz¹  Luana Couto Assis Leitão¹ 

关键词: Antropometria;    Criança;    Estado nutricional;    Índios sul-americanos;    Anthropometry;    Child;    Nutritional status;    South American Indians;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1415-52732014000400008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To systematize studies on the anthropometric nutritional status of Brazilian indigenous children in order to examine the ability to address the totality of biological, anthropological, and ecological aspects, as well as to characterize the main analytical results of the determinants of nutritional status of Brazilian indigenous children.Methods: MedLine and Lilacs were searched using the intersection of "South American Indians" and "nutritional status" descriptors (the search in MedLine also included the descriptor "Brazil").Results: Overall, 65 studies were identified, and 23 were considered relevant to this study. The systematization of these studies highlights the concentration of studies in the midwestern and northern regions of Brazil, as well as the lack of cultural, biochemical, and food consumption approaches. Regarding nutritional status, we found: 1) greater vulnerability of younger children, especially in relation to stunting; 2) absence of differences in nutritional status according to sex; 3) socioeconomic determination of nutritional status; 4) differences in nutritional status between children from different villages.Conclusion: The nutritional status of Brazilian indigenous children is associated with age, socioeconomic status, and ethnic characteristics. Efforts are needed to understand the ethnic and cultural influence on nutritional status and on its causal network, as well as of various factors minimally discussed.

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