Brimblecombe Julie, Maypilama Elaine, Colles Susan, Scarlett Maria, Dhurrkay Joanne Garnggulkpuy, Ritchie Jan, O'Dea Kerin
1Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Qual Health Res. 2014 Mar;24(3):387-400. doi: 10.1177/1049732314521901. Epub 2014 Feb 18.
We explored with Aboriginal adults living in a remote Australian community the social context of food choice and factors perceived to shape food choice. An ethnographic approach of prolonged community engagement over 3 years was augmented by interviews. Our findings revealed that knowledge, health, and resources supporting food choice were considered "out of balance," and this imbalance was seen to manifest in a Western-imposed diet lacking variety and overrelying on familiar staples. Participants felt ill-equipped to emulate the traditional pattern of knowledge transfer through passing food-related wisdom to younger generations. The traditional food system was considered key to providing the framework for learning about the contemporary food environment. Practitioners seeking to improve diet and health outcomes for this population should attend to past and present contexts of food in nutrition education, support the educative role of caregivers, address the high cost of food, and support access to traditional foods.
我们与居住在澳大利亚偏远社区的原住民成年人一起探讨了食物选择的社会背景以及被认为影响食物选择的因素。通过访谈增强了为期3年的长期社区参与的人种志方法。我们的研究结果表明，支持食物选择的知识、健康和资源被认为“失衡”，这种失衡表现为西方强加的饮食缺乏多样性且过度依赖熟悉的主食。参与者感到没有能力通过将与食物相关的智慧传授给年轻一代来效仿传统的知识传承模式。传统食物系统被认为是为了解当代食物环境提供学习框架的关键。寻求改善该人群饮食和健康状况的从业者应关注营养教育中食物的过去和当前背景，支持照顾者的教育作用，解决食物成本高的问题，并支持获取传统食物。
