Dietary Diversity of an Adult Solomon Islands Population

Bridget Horsey; Elizabeth Swanepoel; Steven J R Underhill; Judith Aliakbari; Sarah J Burkhart

doi:10.3390/nu11071622

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Dietary Diversity of an Adult Solomon Islands Population

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Dietary Diversity of an Adult Solomon Islands Population

Bridget Horsey, Elizabeth Swanepoel, Steven J R Underhill, Judith Aliakbari and Sarah J Burkhart

Nutrients, Vol.11(7), 1622

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11071622

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Abstract

Pacific Islands

malnutrition

food systems

food consumption

food preference

dietary intake

Ongoing dietary transitions in the Solomon Islands has resulted in an over-reliance on commercially sourced foods, leading to food insecurity, and a subsequent rise in multiple forms of malnutrition. The aim of this study was to investigate the individual dietary diversity and food preferences of the adult population living in Auki, Solomon Islands. A cross-sectional study involving 133 adults was undertaken in the Auki district via an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Individual dietary diversity scores (DDS) were determined based on the results of a 24-h recall method. Overall mean DDS was 7.27 (range 2-12). Females and participants who lived outside the Auki town center had significantly higher dietary diversity scores. Low consumption of a variety of nutritious foods within food groups and high consumption of energy dense processed foods, indicates that diet quality is likely limited in some of this population. Participants desire for a diverse diet including local foods suggests that current dietary diversity status in this population may be influenced by food security rather than food preference.

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Title: Dietary Diversity of an Adult Solomon Islands Population
Authors: Bridget Horsey (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Elizabeth Swanepoel (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Steven J R Underhill (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Judith Aliakbari (Author) - Hilltop Training Institute, Solomon Islands
Sarah J Burkhart (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport Sciences
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.11(7), 1622
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.3390/nu11071622
ISSN: 2072-6643
Copyright note: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451005802621
Output Type: Journal article

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