Papua New Guinea: What people eat
Observations on the way of life and patterns of nutrition in isolated Papau New Guinea highland villages are presented and discussed. The way of life in these villages has been based on subsistence farming, but changes are occurring. One major change has been a shift from total subsistence to a situ...
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| Published in | Nutrition and Health (USA) Vol. 2; no. 1 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
1983
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| Summary: | Observations on the way of life and patterns of nutrition in isolated Papau New Guinea highland villages are presented and discussed. The way of life in these villages has been based on subsistence farming, but changes are occurring. One major change has been a shift from total subsistence to a situation in which some crops are grown for marketing. Further, many villagers now possess utensils for cooking rice and other new foods, and for boiling sweet potatoes. The income from marketed foods has somewhat enhanced personal purchasing potentials. Maternal and infant nutrition practices are discussed, with particular reference to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding incidence is these villages is close to 100%, despite trends in other developing countries toward more frequent use of artificial feeding methods. (wz) |
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| Bibliography: | S00 8294954 |
| ISSN: | 0270-658X |