Eating in the Amazon: Nutritional Status of the Riverine Populations and Possible Nudge Interventions

Eating in the Amazon: Nutritional Status of the Riverine Populations and Possible Nudge Interventions

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world and a source of healthy food, such as fruits and fish. Surprisingly, the Amazonian riverine population present an increased prevalence (as high as 58%) of non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension and insulin resistance, even higher than t...

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Main Authors: Camila Lorena Rodrigues Machado, Maria Elena Crespo-Lopez, Marcus Augusto-Oliveira, Gabriela de Paula Arrifano, Barbarella de Matos Macchi, Amanda Lopes-Araújo, Letícia Santos-Sacramento, José Rogério Souza-Monteiro, Jacqueline Isaura Alvarez-Leite, Carlos Barbosa Alves de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
Amazonian
riverine population
nutrition
anthropometric data
vulnerable
nudge interventions
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/5/1015

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