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