Dietary intake and nutritional status

Galvin, Kathleen A.; Little, Michael A.

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Dietary intake and nutritional status

turkana herders of the dry savanna : ecology and biobehavioral response of nomads to an uncertain environment • Oxford • Published In 1999 • Pages: 124-145

By: Galvin, Kathleen A., Little, Michael A..

Abstract
This document focuses on Ngisonyoka Turkana diet and nutritional status both within the context of pastoral productivity and savanna ecology, and health and nutritional status of members of the population. It shows that Turkana diets are mostly animal-dependent which are relatively simple and center on milk as staple, whenever feasible. There is, however, a high degree of opportunism displayed in consumption of animal foods other than milk (blood and meat), trade for cultivated products, hunting and gathering wild foods, and reliance on governmental and international food assistance.

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