What Do We Know about the Diets of Pacific Islander Adults in Papua New Guinea? A Scoping Review

Alyse Davies; Juliana Chen; Hannah Peters; Alex Lamond; Anna Rangan; Margaret Allman-Farinelli; Shelina Porykali; Robin Oge; Hans Nogua; Bobby Porykali

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What Do We Know about the Diets of Pacific Islander Adults in Papua New Guinea? A Scoping Review

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What Do We Know about the Diets of Pacific Islander Adults in Papua New Guinea? A Scoping Review

Alyse Davies, Juliana Chen, Hannah Peters, Alex Lamond, Anna Rangan, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Shelina Porykali, Robin Oge, Hans Nogua and Bobby Porykali

Nutrients, Vol.16(10), pp.1-23

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101472

PMID: 38794709

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Abstract

Papua New Guinea

Pacific Islander

diet

nutrition

food

Healthy Islands

While a large proportion of the population in Papua New Guinea (PNG) maintain a subsistence lifestyle, exposure to modernisation and industrialisation since European contact has influenced a transition towards Western diets. This review aimed to scope and summarise the published research on dietary intake among Pacific Islander adults in PNG. Four electronic databases and grey literature were searched. Two reviewers completed the screening and data extraction. Fourteen studies were included from the Highlands (n = 7), Southern (n = 5), Momase (n = 1) and both the Highlands/Southern region (n = 1). No studies were from the Islands region. The majority of the studies were published prior to the year 2000 (n = 9). Geographical region and degree of urbanisation had an impact on dietary intake. Urban areas reported higher intakes of energy, protein and fat compared to rural areas. In the Southern region, a variety of foods, including sago, taro, kaukau, cooked banana, coconut and cassava contributed to energy intake, while kaukau was the main energy and protein source in the Highlands. The main foods contributing to protein in the Southern region were fresh fish, land animals and purchased animals. This review highlights an evidence gap regarding dietary intake research. Within the context of international initiatives, there is an urgent call for research aimed at understanding the social and cultural contextualisation of dietary behaviours in PNG.

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Title: What Do We Know about the Diets of Pacific Islander Adults in Papua New Guinea? A Scoping Review
Authors: Alyse Davies - The University of Sydney
Juliana Chen (Corresponding Author) - The University of Sydney
Hannah Peters - The University of Sydney
Alex Lamond - The University of Sydney
Anna Rangan - The University of Sydney
Margaret Allman-Farinelli - The University of Sydney
Shelina Porykali - Griffith University
Robin Oge - National Department of Health
Hans Nogua - Port Moresby General Hospital
Bobby Porykali - The George Institute for Global Health
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.16(10), pp.1-23
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.3390/nu16101472
ISSN: 2072-6643
PMID: 38794709
Copyright note: © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991104336702621
Output Type: Journal article

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