Food consumption as an indicator of the conservation of natural resources in riverine communities of the Brazilian Amazon
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ABSTRACT The present study analyzed and compared the daily consumption of foods of animal origin in eleven communities of the Lower Amazon, Trombetas and Purus Rivers, representing three different management systems and levels of conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. All food items of animal origin were weighed by at least 10% of the families in the study communities during a week in each period of the flood cycle between 2006 and 2008. Fish was the most important food, and was consumed during six days of the week, with an average rate of 169 kg.person-1.year-1. Game was second in importance, with 37 kg.person-1.year-1. This yearly rate of fish consumption is one of the highest in the world and is almost double the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization. The dietary patterns reflect both the isolation of the communities from large urban centers and the better preservation of the local environments due to the existence of protected areas. Environmental degradation may thus have effects on the health and food security of local populations. The study emphasizes the need for the implementation of public policies and participative management initiatives.
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Amazonian people have one of the highest fish consumption rates in the world.
“Therefore, it is not surprising that Amazonian people have one of the highest fish consumption rates in the world [10,11,12].”
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The Conclusions say fish consumption rates are among the highest in the world, but the study concerns riverine communities of the Brazilian Amazon, not Amazonian people generally. The Discussion reports 169 kg per person annually in those communities, more than double the average in Japan and other countries with fish-based diets. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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- Authors
- ISAAC, V. J., ALMEIDA, M. C., GIARRIZZO, T., DEUS, C. P., VALE, R., KLEIN, G., & BEGOSSI, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil
- Instituto Piagaçu, Brasil
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Venue
- Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
- Publisher
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
- Published
- 2015-11-27
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 2229-2242
- ISSN
- 0001-3765 (ISSN-L)
- 1678-2690
- OpenAlex
- W2184347234
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- 119
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- 8.50
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Health and Education
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Keywords
- dietary intake, animal products, fish consumption, game consumption, natural resource conservation, riverine communities, Trombetas River, Purus River, Lower Amazon, protected areas, environmental degradation, food security, dietary habits, participatory management, flood cycle
- MeSH terms
- Natural Resources, Animals, Animals, Wild, Brazil, Environmental Monitoring, Feeding Behavior, Fishes, Humans, Meat, Rural Population, Seasons, Rivers
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