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Alimentación y suficiencia energética en indígenas migrantes de los Altos de Chiapas, México
Isabel Reyes Posadas, Austreberta Nazar Beutelspacher, Erin Estrada Lugo, Verónica Mundo Rosas
Colegio de la Frontera Sur. San Cristóbal de las Casas Chiapas, México. Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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SUMMARY
Diet and caloric sufficiency in the migrant indigenous population of the Altos Region of Chiapas, México
The population that has migrated from rural zones to urban areas is subject to changes in their dietary patterns and is considered a vulnerable population group in terms of food security. This article describes the diet of the immigrant indigenous population in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, analyzing the factors that contribute to adequate calorie consumption in 143 families. This is a cross-sectional study based on a structured interview in which information was obtained related to socio-economic variables, the variety and types of foods in the home, and adequate calorie consumption per capita based on requirements according to age and sex. Using nonparametric statistical tests, the relationship between the population’s income level and the number of calories available was determined. Results show a significant association between the income level of the population and the number of calories available in homes; however, there is not a significant association between the amount of time a family has lived in the city and the type and variety of foods available to and consumed by these families. Results show that 91.3% of these families ingest the suggested calorie consumption; the population with the lowest income levels represents a lower percentage of this indicator, and also showed significant deficiencies in proteins and nutrients such as calcium and vitamin A. The implications of rural-urban migration by indigenous populations in relation to diet quality are discussed.
Key words: Chiapas, diet, nutrition, indigenous, migration, food security.
Recibido: 15/02/2007
Aceptado: 07/05/2007
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ALAN-VE ISSN 0004-0622 - Depósito Legal: pp 199602DF83
Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
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