Local traditional foods contribute to diversity and species richness of rural women's diet in Ecuador.

CONCLUSIONS: We found statistical evidence that traditional foods contribute to adequate intakes of macro- and micronutrients and dietary diversification in the studied population. Future public health interventions should promote the cultivation and consumption of traditional foods to increase the quality of the local diet. PMID: 31456535 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31456535?dopt=Abstract

Source: Public Health Nutrition - August 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Penafiel D, Cevallos-Valdiviezo H, Espinel R, Van Damme P Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research