School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, OntarioN2L 3G1, Canada.
Public Health Nutr. 2021 Apr;24(6):1229-1239. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021000021. Epub 2021 Jan 11.
Game bird consumption is an important part of the diet of Indigenous populations in Canada and, as part of country food consumption, is associated with improved nutritional status. The objective of this project was to document the consumption of game birds for Dene First Nations in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada.
Participants were invited to complete a FFQ using an iPad to document the types of country foods consumed, as well as consumption frequency and preparation methods, including thirteen types of game birds.
The project was implemented in nine communities in the Dehcho and Sahtú regions of the NWT, Canada.
A total of 237 children and adult participants from Dene First Nations in the Mackenzie Valley region of the NWT took part in the current study.
FFQ findings indicated that game birds were frequently consumed in both Dehcho and Sahtú communities. Canada goose and mallard were found to be consumed by the largest number of participants. Five different species (including Canada goose and mallard) were found to be consumed by at least 25 % of participants over the last year. When consuming game birds, most participants reported consuming the meat as well as most, if not all, other parts of the bird.
Differences were observed since the last country food assessment in the 1990s in the same regions. These findings increase knowledge of the current Dene diet patterns and support the understanding of diet transition.
猎禽消费是加拿大原住民饮食的重要组成部分，作为国菜消费的一部分，与改善营养状况有关。本项目的目的是记录加拿大西北地区（NWT）Dene 原住民猎禽的消费情况。
参与者被邀请使用 iPad 填写一份 FFQ，以记录所食用的国菜种类、食用频率和制备方法，包括 13 种猎禽。
该项目在加拿大西北地区德克和萨哈图地区的九个社区实施。
共有来自加拿大西北地区麦肯齐河谷地区的 237 名儿童和成年 Dene 原住民参加了本次研究。
FFQ 调查结果表明，猎禽在德克和萨哈图社区都经常食用。发现加拿大鹅和绿头鸭是最多人食用的。有 5 种不同的物种（包括加拿大鹅和绿头鸭）在过去一年中被至少 25%的参与者食用。在食用猎禽时，大多数参与者表示会食用肉和鸟的大部分（如果不是全部）其他部分。
与同一地区 20 世纪 90 年代的上一次国家食物评估相比，观察到了差异。这些发现增加了对当前 Dene 饮食模式的了解，并支持对饮食转变的理解。
