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Rejection Of African Indigenous Food: The Case Of Rwanda, Eugene Baraka
Rejection Of African Indigenous Food: The Case Of Rwanda, Eugene Baraka
NUTR/GLST 498b: Global Research Experiences in Nutrition and Health
Rwanda has one of the highest stunting rates among children globally, and malnutrition remains one of the most pressing public health issues. Lack of diversified diets, due to colonialization and nutrition transition, is the leading cause of the double burden of malnutrition in the country where the progress to reduce undernutrition is slow and obesity rates are rapidly rising. Consumption of indigenous foods has proven to diversify diets, but very few studies have been conducted to assess which ones are available for consumption in Rwanda. The purpose of this study was to assess the availability and use of indigenous foods …