Belgian Defence, DG H&WB, Queen Elisabeth Barracks, Evere, Belgium.
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2021 Dec;80(1):1932184. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1932184.
Greenlandic traditional nutrition was unique in the arctic environment because it was an almost exclusive meat dietary pattern. Høygaard et al. left Copenhagen in August 1936, and stayed in East Greenland until August 1937. The four members of the expedition resided in Tasisaq and visited eight settlements around where nutritional intake was recorded by residing in families. However, the nutritional intake was analysed on a household level. The aim of the present study is to reanalyse the Høygaard et al. data according to modern scientific standards.In total, 21 males and 14 females participated. Median (IQR) energy consumption was 3881 (1568) kcal.day for males and 2910 (882) kcal.day for females. Without the five participants living near trading centres, this was 3268 (219) kcal.day and 2634 (723) kcal.day, respectively. Expressed in energy-percent, the macronutrient consumptions were 34% for protein, 37% for fat and 29% for carbohydrates. Without imported food, this was 41%, 49% and 10%, respectively.The main findings of the present study are, as expected, that the food consumed came mainly from traditional hunting, was low in plant foods and extremely low in carbohydrates. The Inuit succeeded to stay in apparently healthy conditions with a traditional meat-based dietary pattern.
格陵兰传统营养在北极环境中是独特的，因为它几乎是一种完全的肉类饮食模式。Høygaard 等人于 1936 年 8 月离开哥本哈根，并于 1937 年 8 月留在东格陵兰。考察队的四名成员居住在塔西萨克，并访问了周围的八个定居点，在这些地方通过居住在家庭中记录了营养摄入量。然而，营养摄入量是在家庭层面上进行分析的。本研究的目的是根据现代科学标准重新分析 Høygaard 等人的数据。共有 21 名男性和 14 名女性参与。男性的能量消耗中位数（IQR）为 3881（1568）千卡/天，女性为 2910（882）千卡/天。如果不包括居住在贸易中心附近的五名参与者，这分别为 3268（219）千卡/天和 2634（723）千卡/天。以能量百分比表示，宏量营养素的摄入量分别为蛋白质 34%、脂肪 37%和碳水化合物 29%。如果没有进口食品，这分别为 41%、49%和 10%。本研究的主要发现是，正如预期的那样，所消耗的食物主要来自传统的狩猎，植物性食物含量低，碳水化合物含量极低。因纽特人成功地以传统的肉类饮食模式保持了健康的状态。
