essay

Nutrition in the northwest Amazon: household dietary intake and time-energy expenditure

adaptive responses of native amazonians • New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 329-355

By: Dufour, Darna L..

Abstract

This essay presents data on the food intake of Tatuyo Indians living in the village of Yapú (in the headwaters of the Papurí River), as well as the time and effort expended to maintain their traditional diet. In this article, Dufour attempts to show '…that (1) food intake at the household level appears to be adequate in calories and proteins, although protein intake can fluctuate widely; (2) because there is little tendency to store foods, the adequacy of the diet depends on daily procurement activities; and (3) the time and energy devoted to food acquisition is relatively high, and is a direct reflection of food resource availabiltiy and processing' (p. 330).

HRAF PubDate

1998

Region

South America

Sub Region

Amazon and Orinoco

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1996

Field Date

November 1976-April 1978

Coverage Date

1976-1978

Coverage Place

Tatuyo Indians; village of Yapú, Papurí; River region, Colombian Vaupés

Notes

Darna L. Dufour

LCCN

82019399

LCSH

Tukano Indians