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Coqueiro JM, Costa LD, Silva LCE, Dos Santos Conceição L, da Silva Cardoso P, Ferreira Ribeiro CD, Otero DM. Trends in research on cacti: the food of the future. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:4939-4949. [PMID: 38314878 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Cacti are a distinguished group of plants that stand out for their great nutritional values, diverse uses, and unique morphology, allowing them to grow and thrive under different conditions such as dry, xeric, and even low-temperature environments. The world is going through significant climate changes that are affecting the agriculture system. Therefore, sustainable and multifunctional crops, as many species of the Cactaceae family are, might be a good alternative in the near future. In this work, the uses of cacti in human food were analyzed through a scientific prospection from the point of view of their temporal and spatial distribution and potential uses. Brazil is the country with more publications related to the scope of this work, followed by Mexico. The presence of cacti in these countries can influence their interest in these species, which might reflect the results encountered in this study. The uses and ethnobotanical applications of cacti vary in different countries worldwide. Cactus is consumed fresh (in salads), in preparations (jams and sweets), and juices, being also present in traditional dishes in countries like Mexico. This study emphasizes cacti's importance in people's diets and ongoing world changes. Their ability to thrive even in hot environments with low water resources will lead to a greater focus on these species in the upcoming years. Furthermore, these plants have great flavor and contain several beneficial chemical compounds with desirable nutritional and health properties. Therefore, knowledge dissemination combined with technological innovations will allow greater use of these multifunctional species for human consumption. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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P S SN, Bezerra-Silva A, Gomes MTD, A C A F, M I U O, Voeks RA, E M CN, Funch LS. Biocultural heritage of the Caatinga: a systematic review of Myrtaceae and its multiple uses. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38700131 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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The Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, stands as a reservoir of remarkable biodiversity. Its significance transcends ecological dimensions, given the direct reliance of the local population on its resources for sustenance and healthcare. While Myrtaceae, a pivotal botanical family within the Brazilian flora, has been extensively explored for its medicinal and nutritional attributes, scant attention has been directed towards its contextual relevance within the Caatinga's local communities. Consequently, this inaugural systematic review addresses the ethnobotanical roles of Myrtaceae within the Caatinga, meticulously anchored in the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. We searched Scopus, MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scielo, and LILIACS. No date-range filter was applied. An initial pool of 203 articles was carefully scrutinized, ultimately yielding 31 pertinent ethnobotanical studies elucidating the utility of Myrtaceae amongst the Caatinga's indigenous populations. Collectively, they revealed seven distinct utilization categories spanning ~54 species and 11 genera. Psidium and Eugenia were the genera with the most applications. The most cited categories of use were food (27 species) and medicinal (22 species). The importance of accurate species identification was highlighted, as many studies did not provide enough information for reliable identification. Additionally, the potential contribution of Myrtaceae fruits to food security and human health was explored. The diversity of uses demonstrates how this family is a valuable resource for local communities, providing sources of food, medicine, energy, and construction materials. This systematic review also highlights the need for more ethnobotanical studies to understand fully the relevance of Myrtaceae species in the Caatinga, promoting biodiversity conservation, as well as support for local populations.
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- Santos-Neves P S
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio de Campos, Av. Marcelo Deda Chagas, s/n, Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, 49107-230, Brazil
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- Department of Geography & the Environment, California State University, Fullerton 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA, 92831-3599, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Av. Transnordestina, s/n, Feira de Santana, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, 44036-900, Brazil
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Alves Morais R, Lopes Teixeira G, Aparecida de Souza Martins G, Regina Salvador Ferreira S, Mara Block J. Comprehensive evaluation of the chemical profile and antioxidant potential of buritirana (Mauritiella armata) an underexplored fruit from Brazilian Cerrado. Food Res Int 2024; 179:113945. [PMID: 38342516 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.113945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Buritirana (Mauritella armata) is a fruit from a native Brazilian palm tree whose economic and industrial potential is still little explored. The nutritional composition and carbohydrates; organic acids; fatty acids; triacylglycerol; and phenolics profile of buritirana pulp, shells, and seeds were performed in this study. In addition, pH, color, ant total carotenoid, phenolic, flavonoids, flavonols, tannins, and antioxidant potential (ABTS, DPPH, ILP, FRAP, CUPRAC, and TRC) were determined in these parts of the fruit. The results indicated high lipid content and energy value for pulp (30.53 g 100 g-1, and 351.21 kcal 100 g-1, respectively) and shells (18.41 g 100 g-1, and 276.73 kcal 100 g-1, respectively). On the other hand, high fiber (63.09 g 100 g-1), starch (2.66 g 100 g-1), and carbohydrates (28.60 g 100 g-1) contents were observed for the seeds. Glucose was the main carbohydrate found in pulp and seed, while sucrose was the main sugar in shells. Tartaric acid was the predominant organic acid in pulp and shells (16.60 and 10.96 mg 100 g-1, respectively), while malic acid was the main organic acid in seeds (58.78 mg 100 g-1). Oleic and palmitic acid were the main fatty acids detected in buritirana pulp, shells, and seeds. Buritirana pulp and shells showed a high content of total phenolic and total flavonoid (918.58 and 940.63 mg GAE 100 g-1; and 679.31 and 444.94 mg CE 100 g-1, respectively). Moreover, a high antioxidant potential (DPPH•, CUPRAC, and ILP) was observed in the extracts obtained from pulp and shells. The pulp showed a significant content of carotenoids (270.23 μg g-1). Among the 28 phenolic compounds determined in buritirana pulp and seeds, and 27 in shells, 22 (pulp and seeds), and 21 (shells) were reported by first time in the literature. Ferulic acid in pulp and shells (99.39 and 111.69 μg g-1) and pinocembrin in seeds (19.21 μg g-1) were the main phenolic compounds identified in buritirana. Multivariate analysis showed high correlation of phenolic compounds on antioxidant potential. The results showed that buritirana is rich in nutrients and bioactive products and can be fully utilized. The products resulting from buritirana processing can be applied in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Rômulo Alves Morais
- Graduate Program in Food Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis 88034-001, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Food Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis 88034-001, Brazil.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88034-001, Brazil.
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Oliveira W, Colares LF, Porto RG, Viana BF, Tabarelli M, Lopes AV. Food plants in Brazil: origin, economic value of pollination and pollinator shortage risk. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169147. [PMID: 38065486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Pollination is a key ecosystem service of critical importance for food production. However, globally, several regions are already experiencing pollinator shortage as pollinators are declining. Here, we investigate the origin, pollinator dependence and economic value of 199 food crops cultivated in Brazil to understand to which extent (1) Brazilian agriculture is vulnerable to pollinator shortage, and (2) Brazilian society has already achieved a comprehensive perspective about crop dependence. We used Brazil as a case study as it is a megadiverse tropical country and the 3rd largest world crop producer and exporter, with most of the crops depending on pollinators. Our findings revealed that over half (53.7%) of the food crops in Brazil are native, with the North region of Brazil housing the higher diversity of native crops, in contrast with the South and Southeast regions. Additionally, considering the reproductive systems, among native food crops, 65.6% exhibit self-incompatibility or dioecy (i.e., requiring obligatory cross-pollination), whereas 30.6% of exotic food crops display this trait. Overall, Brazilian municipalities produce more exotic crops than native ones, with almost 4/5 of the total agricultural area of the country dedicated to the cultivation of exotic crops, which are generally self-compatible commodities that rely low to modestly on pollinators. Regarding the biomes, we observe that this pattern is followed by most of them, but for the Caatinga dry forest, where native crops dependent on pollinators predominate. However, when soybean is removed from the analysis, the areas devoted to exotic crops always decreased, even being equal to native crops in the Atlantic forest. Our results also indicate that considering the pollinator shortage, some Brazilian biomes may be at risk of losing >20% of their yields, mainly in the Caatinga dry forest and the Atlantic forest. Therefore, in this paper, we are discussing that the expansion of monocultures in Brazil's agricultural lands may have several impacts on the provision of pollination services, food production and, then, on food security not only for the Brazilian population, as Brazil is the 3rd largest world agricultural producer and exporter.
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- Willams Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Ecologia Teórica e Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Bezerra JJL, Feitosa BF, Souto PC, Pinheiro AAV. Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae): Agronomic aspects, food applications, ethnomedicinal uses, biological activities, phytochemistry and toxicity. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cardoso PDS, Costa LD, Correia e Silva L, dos Santos Conceição L, Coqueiro JM, Gularte MA, Ferreira‐Ribeiro CD, Otero DM. Cacti fruit in the human diet: Sensory perceptions and interest of Brazilian consumers. J SENS STUD 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/joss.12795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Patrick da Silva Cardoso
- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
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- Nutrition School Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Federal University of Pelotas Pelotas Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
- Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy Federal University of Bahia Salvador Bahia Brazil
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da Rosa Ferraz Jardim AM, de Morais JEF, de Souza LSB, da Silva TGF. Understanding interactive processes: a review of CO 2 flux, evapotranspiration, and energy partitioning under stressful conditions in dry forest and agricultural environments. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:677. [PMID: 35974211 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10339-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Arid and semiarid environments are characterized by low water availability (e.g., in soil and atmosphere), high air temperature, and irregularity in the spatio-temporal distribution of rainfall. In addition to the economic and environmental consequences, drought also causes physiological damage to crops and compromises their survival in ecosystems. The removal of vegetation is responsible for altering the energy exchange of heat and water in natural ecosystems and agricultural areas. The fluxes of CO2 are also changed, and environments with characteristics of sinks, which can be sources of CO2 after anthropic disturbances. These changes can be measured through methods such as sap flow, eddy covariance, remote sensing, and energy balance. Despite the relevance of each method mentioned above, there are limitations in their applications that must be respected. Thus, this review aims to quantify the processes and changes of energy fluxes, CO2, and their interactions with the surfaces of terrestrial ecosystems in dry environments. Studies report that the use of methods that integrate data from climate monitoring towers and remote sensing products helps to improve the accuracy of the determination of energy fluxes on a global scale, also helping to reduce the dissimilarity of results obtained individually. Through the collection of works in the literature, it is reported that several areas of the Brazilian Caatinga biome, which is a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest have been suffering from changes in land use and land cover. Similar fluxes of sensible heat in areas with cacti and Caatinga can be observed in studies. On the other hand, one of the variables influenced mainly by air temperature is net radiation. In dry forest areas, woody species can store large amounts of carbon in their biomass above and belowground. The use of cacti can modify the local carbon budget when using tree crops together. Therefore, the study highlights the complexity and severity of land degradation and changes in CO2, water, and energy fluxes in dry environments with areas of forest, grassland, and cacti. Vegetation energy balance is also a critical factor, as these simulations are helpful for use in forecasting weather or climate change. We also highlight the need for more studies that address environmental conservation techniques and cactus in the conservation of degraded areas.
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- Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Dom Manoel de Medeiros avenue, s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, Pernambuco, 52171-900, Brazil.
- Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira avenue, s/n, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, 56909-535, Brazil.
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- Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira avenue, s/n, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, 56909-535, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira avenue, s/n, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, 56909-535, Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Serra Talhada, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Gregório Ferraz Nogueira avenue, s/n, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, 56909-535, Brazil
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da Silva Souza LV, Marques J, de Oliveira Campos LZ, de Freitas Lins Neto EM. Socioeconomic factors influencing knowledge and consumption of food plants by a human group in a mountainous environment in the semiarid region of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2022; 18:44. [PMID: 35706044 PMCID: PMC9202187 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00542-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relationship of people with natural resources is guided by different sociocultural, ecological and evolutionary factors. Regarding food plants, it is not different. Studies around the world have evaluated the effects of socioeconomic factors, such as age, gender, income, profession, education level, time of residence, ethnic diversity, religion, festive rituals, access to urban areas and migrations. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to characterize the diversity of knowledge and use of food plants by people from Serra dos Morgados and evaluate if the socioeconomic factors influence knowledge and consumption of food plants in the community. METHODOLOGY This research was conducted in the village of Serra dos Morgados, municipality of Jaguarari, Bahia, with the purpose of evaluating the factors that influence in the knowledge and use of food plants. Socioeconomic data such as age, gender, time of residence, and monthly income were collected. The free list technique was applied during the collection of ethnobotanical data in order to analyze the preference of the plants based on the salience index (SI). To analyze the factors that influence knowledge and use forms, we used GLM Lasso. RESULTS A total of 33 people were interviewed, 8 men and 25 women; their age ranged from 30 to 82 years. People cited 98 species of plants, 41 species being identified of spontaneous occurrence. The plant with the highest salience index (SI) was "cheirosa" (Psidium ganevii) (SI = 0.5679), followed by "massaranduba" (Micropholis sp.) (SI = 0.4323); "araça" (Campomanesia guazumifolia) (SI = 0.3320); and "cambuí" (Siphoneugena sp.) (SI = 0.3144). CONCLUSIONS The main factors that influence knowledge and use forms in the locality were family income and the collection site, with homegardens cited as the preferred area for collection of food plants. This study provided an overview related to potentially important species for a community located in a region where there are few ethnobiological studies. The results presented here can be used in future studies, providing clues for investigations. Also, there is a contribution to the conservation of biocultural aspects related to the use of food plants in a community living in mountainous regions.
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- Luciana Vitor da Silva Souza
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Humana e Gestão Socioambiental, Universidade do Estado da Bahia-UNEB, Juazeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Humana e Gestão Socioambiental, Universidade do Estado da Bahia-UNEB, Juazeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Humana e Gestão Socioambiental, Universidade do Estado da Bahia-UNEB, Juazeiro, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco-UNIVASF, Petrolina, Brazil.
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de Medeiros MFA, Silva SGB, Teixeira CD, Lima SCVC, Marchioni DM, Jacob MCM. Assessment of Biodiversity in Food Consumption Studies: A Systematic Review. Front Nutr 2022; 9:832288. [PMID: 35774537 PMCID: PMC9237621 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.832288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The assessment of food biodiversity has gained importance in nutrition due to the positive association between the diversity of foods consumed and the quality of diets. To date, however, we do not know systematically how food consumption studies address food biodiversity. Our objective with this paper was to characterize how food consumption studies address biodiverse foods, both in terms of (i) new methods capable of overcoming the limitations of existing methods, and (ii) indicators capable of measuring the contribution of biodiversity to nutrition. We conducted a systematic review based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA), using four databases: Web of Science, Medline/PubMed (via National Library of Medicine), Scopus, and Google Scholar. We selected papers focused on the consumption of biodiverse foods without time constraints. In addition, we assessed the methodological quality of the studies we selected. We reviewed a total of 22 studies, and summarized the methods and indicators most used. We found that some researchers used biodiversity mapping strategies based on ethnographic approaches before the dietary assessment. Regarding dietary assessment tools, retrospective direct methods were the most used by researchers. We list 23 indicators used by the authors, among them the Dietary Species Richness (DSR), used in 18% of the studies. Studies that used biodiversity mapping strategies based on ethnographic approaches before the dietary assessment portrayed the local availability of biodiverse foods more consistently, i.e., presented lists with local edible species satisfactorily identified. We believe researchers in the future can avoid many of the limitations of current methods by ensuring that teams are interprofessional. We emphasize that most of the indicators we summarized are not sensitive enough to biodiversity since they do not measure edible resources at the species level. In this sense, the DSR is promising, because it fills information gaps, especially in the case of wild or neglected species.
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- Graduate Program in Social Sciences, Center for Human Sciences, Letters and Arts, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Nutrition Department, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Piedra-Malagón EM, Sosa V, Angulo DF, Díaz-Toribio MH. Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodivers Data J 2022; 10:e80565. [PMID: 36761610 PMCID: PMC9848560 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e80565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Currently, at the global level, human food is mainly based on a few crops extensively cultivated as monocultures. Climate change, changes in land to agriculture and cattle raising, as well as the scarcity of water all affect and reduce the possibility of cultivating alternative crops. One way to face this global problem is to promote the knowledge, production and consumption of native food species on a regional scale.For this study, two databases were constructed for the Gulf of Mexico Province: 1) edible plant species with their corresponding common name, category of use, plant organ(s) utilised as food and type of management; 2) distribution records of these edible species. These species, in addition to being part of the biological diversity of Mexico are of high nutritional, cultural and gastronomical value and have been present in the diet of the inhabitants and ethnic groups in the region since pre-Hispanic times. New information This study presents the native edible plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province, an area inhabited by 15 ethnic groups. The main novelty of this contribution is the edible plant species database, which includes the records of 482 species that belong to 101 families and 268 genera. We also present information rarely reported in an ethnobotanical inventory: 1) category of food use, 2) category of plant organ used, 3) common name, 4) type of management and 5) the georeferenced distribution of species occurrence in the Gulf of Mexico Province.
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- Eva María Piedra-Malagón
- Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoJardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero, Instituto de Ecología A.C.Xalapa, VeracruzMexico
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- Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoRed de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología A.C.Xalapa, VeracruzMexico
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- Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoRed de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología A.C.Xalapa, VeracruzMexico
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- Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoJardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero, Instituto de Ecología A.C.Xalapa, VeracruzMexico
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Lugo-Morin DR, Bhat R. Restoring the values of traditional foods. FUTURE FOODS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91001-9.00010-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has become a complex problem that overlaps with a growing public health problem, obesity. Obesity alters different components of the innate and adaptive immune responses, creating a chronic and low-grade state of inflammation. Nutritional status is closely related to a better or worse prognosis of viral infections. Excess weight has been recognised as a risk factor for COVID-19 complications. In addition to the direct risk, obesity triggers other diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, increasing the risk of severe COVID-19. The present review explains the diets that induce obesity and the importance of different foods in this process. We also review tissue disruption in obesity, leading to impaired immune responses and the possible mechanisms by which obesity and its co-morbidities increase COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Nutritional strategies that support the immune system in patients with obesity and with COVID-19 are also discussed in light of the available data, considering the severity of the infection. The discussions held may contribute to combating this global emergency and planning specific public health policy.
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Gomes SM, Jacob MC, Rocha C, Medeiros MF, Lyra CO, Noro LR. Expanding the limits of sex: a systematic review concerning food and nutrition in transgender populations. Public Health Nutr 2021; 24:6436-6449. [PMID: 33866993 PMCID: PMC11148592 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021001671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the literature and identify main themes, methods and results of studies concerning food and nutrition addressed in research on transgender populations. DESIGN A systematic review conducted through July 2020 in the MedLine/PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases. RESULTS Of the 778 studies identified in the databases, we selected thirty-seven. The studies were recent, most of them published after 2015, being produced in Global North countries. The most often used study design was cross-sectional; the least frequently used study design was ethnographic. Body image and weight control were predominant themes (n 25), followed by food and nutrition security (n 5), nutritional status (n 5), nutritional health assistance (n 1) and emic visions of healthy eating (n 1). CONCLUSIONS The transgender community presents body, food and nutritional relationships traversed by its unique gender experience, which challenges dietary and nutritional recommendations based on the traditional division by sex (male and female). We need to complete the lacking research and understand contexts in the Global South, strategically investing in exploratory-ethnographic research, to develop categories of analysis and recommendations that consider the transgender experience.
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- Sávio Marcelino Gomes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59056-000 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Laboratório Horta Comunitária Nutrir, Nutrition Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Horta Comunitária Nutrir, Nutrition Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Centre for Studies in Food Security, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University, Toronto, ONM5B 2K3, Canada
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- Laboratório Horta Comunitária Nutrir, Nutrition Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59056-000 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59056-000 Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Cardoso PDS, da Silva INB, Ferreira-Ribeiro CD, Murowaniecki Otero D. Nutritional and technological potential of cactus fruits for insertion in human food. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021:1-17. [PMID: 34723729 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1997906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The Cactaceae family can be easily found in the arid and semiarid regions, with a significant waste of its potentials, being generally used as forage. Considering that much research have shown antioxidant properties and bioactive compounds in cacti species, this review aimed to review and discuss recent advances in physicochemical composition, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of Cereus jamacaru, Melocactus zehntneri, Pilosocereus gounellei, Opuntia ficus-indica and Pilosocereus pachycladus fruits to investigate their food technology potential for new products development. These fruits have important amounts of micro, macronutrients, and bioactive compounds, which allow them a wide variety of uses, fresh or processed, and for industrial purposes for the production and extraction of compounds of interest (dyes, antioxidants, antimicrobials, etc.) as demonstrated in the literature. Furthermore, exploring the diversity of uses of these fruits can provide significant benefits from an economic, technological, social, environment, food, and nutritional security point of view.
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- Patrick da Silva Cardoso
- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
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Mariutti LRB, Rebelo KS, Bisconsin-Junior A, de Morais JS, Magnani M, Maldonade IR, Madeira NR, Tiengo A, Maróstica MR, Cazarin CBB. The use of alternative food sources to improve health and guarantee access and food intake. Food Res Int 2021; 149:110709. [PMID: 34600699 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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To feed and provide Food Security to all people in the world is a big challenge to be achieved with the 2030 Agenda. Undernutrition and obesity are to the opposite of a healthy nutritional status. Both conditions are associated with unbalanced nutrition, absence of food or excess of non-nutritive foods intake. These two nutritional conditions associated with food production are closely related to some goals highlighted by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda to achieve sustainable world development. In this context, the search for alternative foods whose sustainable production and high nutritional quality guarantee regular access to food for the population must be encouraged. Alternative foods can contribute to Food Security in many ways as they contribute to the local economy and income generation. Popularizing and demystifying the uses of unconventional food plants, ancestral grains, flowers, meliponiculture products, and edible insects as sources of nutrients and non-nutrients is another challenge. Herein, we present an overview of alternative foods - some of them cultivated mostly in Brazil - that can be explored as sources of nutrients to fight hunger and malnutrition, improve food production and the economic growth of nations.
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- School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Federal Institute of Rondônia, Ariquemes/RO, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Food Science and Techonology, Embrapa Hortaliças, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí, Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil
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Souza TFG, Pierdoná TM, Macedo FS, Aquino PEA, Rangel GFP, Duarte RS, Silva LMA, Viana GSB, Alves APNN, Montenegro RC, Wilke DV, Silveira ER, Alencar NMN. A proline derivative-enriched methanol fraction from Sideroxylon obtusifolium leaves (MFSOL) stimulates human keratinocyte cells and exerts a healing effect in a burn wound model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 54:e10700. [PMID: 34076141 PMCID: PMC8186379 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2021e10700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It was previously demonstrated that the methanol fraction of Sideroxylon obtusifolium (MFSOL) promoted anti-inflammatory and healing activity in excisional wounds. Thus, the present work investigated the healing effects of MFSOL on human keratinocyte cells (HaCaT) and experimental burn model injuries. HaCaT cells were used to study MFSOL's effect on cell migration and proliferation rates. Female Swiss mice were subjected to a second-degree superficial burn protocol and divided into four treatment groups: Vehicle, 1.0% silver sulfadiazine, and 0.5 or 1.0% MFSOL Cream (CrMFSOL). Samples were collected to quantify the inflammatory mediators, and histological analyses were performed after 3, 7, and 14 days. The results showed that MFSOL (50 μg/mL) stimulated HaCaT cells by increasing proliferation and migration rates. Moreover, 0.5% CrMFSOL attenuated myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and also stimulated the release of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-10 after 3 days of treatment. CrMFSOL (0.5%) also enhanced wound contraction, promoted improvement of tissue remodeling, and increased collagen production after 7 days and VEGF release after 14 days. Therefore, MFSOL stimulated human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells and improved wound healing via modulation of inflammatory mediators of burn injuries.
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- T F G Souza
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.,Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Embrapa Agroindustria Tropical, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Odontológica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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de Oliveira Pereira F, Gomes SM, Lima da Silva S, Paula de Castro Teixeira A, Lima IO. The prevalence of dermatophytoses in Brazil: a systematic review. J Med Microbiol 2021; 70. [PMID: 33533707 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Dermatophytosis is a common cutaneous mycosis worldwide whose prevalence in Brazil is still unknown. This systematic review has estimated the burden of dermatophytoses from updated literature data reported in the general Brazilian population. We used the following databases: Web of Science, Medline/PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library and Scopus for studies published between 2011 and 2020. Original articles with an emphasis on prevalence data for dermatophytosis in the Brazilian population, and diagnosed by culture exam or molecular biology were eligible. We also assessed the methodological quality of the studies. A total of 24 articles met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The occurrence of dermatophytoses found in the studies ranged from 4-88.50 %. The pooled prevalence of dermatophytosis for the population studies was 25 % (95 % CI: 24.7-25.3 %). The size of the samples used in the studies ranged from 45 to 36 446 participants, and ages ranged up to 98 years old. The populations studied involved mostly women. The presence of tinea unguium (toenail and fingernail) and tinea pedis were the most frequent dermatophytosis, and we observed a predominance of Trichophyton rubrum, T. interdigitale and T. mentagrophytes. The studies were primarily conducted in patient groups with suspected mycoses and were not entirely representative of the general population. Yet we believe that in the future, more collaborative strategies would improve both diagnostic capacity and epidemiological methodologies, associating the prevalence of dermatophytosis with social and environmental risk factors. This review helps to better understand future epidemiological trends in Brazil and the world.
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- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Natural and Bioactive Synthetic Products, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Development and Technological Innovation in Medicines, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences and Biotechnology, Education and Health Center, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cuité, Brazil
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Local knowledge as a tool for prospecting wild food plants: experiences in northeastern Brazil. Sci Rep 2021; 11:594. [PMID: 33436748 PMCID: PMC7804287 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79835-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This study aims to provide a simple framework to identify wild food plants with potential for popularization based on local knowledge and perception. To this end, we also characterized the distribution of this knowledge in the socio-ecological system. We developed the study in the rural settlement Dom Hélder Câmara in northeastern Brazil. The species with the greatest potential for popularization considering the attributes accessed from local knowledge and perception were Psidium guineense Sw., Genipa americana L., Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott and Dioscorea trifida L.f. However, the high variation in local knowledge on wild food plants suggests that species that are not frequently cited can also be promising. The absence of age or gender-related knowledge patterns indicates that studies for prospecting wild food plants in similar socioecological contexts need to reach the population as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific group.
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Jacob MCM, Feitosa IS, de Araujo JYM, Batista NADN, Silva TLLD, Motta VWDL, de Albuquerque UP. Rapid Ethnonutrition Assessment Method Is Useful to Prototype Dietary Assessments with a Focus on Local Biodiverse Food Plants. Ecol Food Nutr 2020; 60:334-350. [PMID: 33280437 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1852227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ethnonutrition is the study of diets in the context of food systems of different peoples and cultures. Its scope comprises native or local categories used to classify food, and also includes biodiverse food availability, local culinary techniques, seasonality, and cultural perceptions related to diet with nutritional implications. Here, we describe a method useful for gathering ethnonutrition data to design dietary interventions or assessments, the Rapid Ethnonutrition Assessment (REA). REA is a tool that offers food and nutrition research a broad biocultural view of diets, considering food system-level, by prototyping dietary assessments with high efficiency. This method permits us to prevent misinterpretations that lead to wrong conclusions in nutritional research.
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- Botany Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Recife, Brazil
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- Nutrition Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Laboratório Horta Comunitária Nutrir, Natal, Brazil
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- Botany Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Recife, Brazil
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- Botany Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Recife, Brazil
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Borelli T, Hunter D, Powell B, Ulian T, Mattana E, Termote C, Pawera L, Beltrame D, Penafiel D, Tan A, Taylor M, Engels J. Born to Eat Wild: An Integrated Conservation Approach to Secure Wild Food Plants for Food Security and Nutrition. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9101299. [PMID: 33019632 PMCID: PMC7601573 DOI: 10.3390/plants9101299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Overlooked in national reports and in conservation programs, wild food plants (WFPs) have been a vital component of food and nutrition security for centuries. Recently, several countries have reported on the widespread and regular consumption of WFPs, particularly by rural and indigenous communities but also in urban contexts. They are reported as critical for livelihood resilience and for providing essential micronutrients to people enduring food shortages or other emergency situations. However, threats derived from changes in land use and climate, overexploitation and urbanization are reducing the availability of these biological resources in the wild and contributing to the loss of traditional knowledge associated with their use. Meanwhile, few policy measures are in place explicitly targeting their conservation and sustainable use. This can be partially attributed to a lack of scientific evidence and awareness among policymakers and relevant stakeholders of the untapped potential of WFPs, accompanied by market and non-market barriers limiting their use. This paper reviews recent efforts being undertaken in several countries to build evidence of the importance of WFPs, while providing examples of cross-sectoral cooperation and multi-stakeholder approaches that are contributing to advance their conservation and sustainable use. An integrated conservation approach is proposed contributing to secure their availability for future generations.
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- Teresa Borelli
- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054 Rome, Italy; (D.H.); (C.T.); (J.E.)
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- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054 Rome, Italy; (D.H.); (C.T.); (J.E.)
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- Center for International Forestry Research, Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, USA;
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Wakehurst, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, UK; (T.U.); (E.M.)
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Wakehurst, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, UK; (T.U.); (E.M.)
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- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054 Rome, Italy; (D.H.); (C.T.); (J.E.)
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- Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic;
- The Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty, c/o Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054 Rome, Italy
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- Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project, Ministry of the Environment, Brasília-DF 70068-900, Brazil;
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- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Centro de Investigaciones Rurales–FCSH, Campus Gustavo Galindo-km. 30.5 vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090112, Ecuador;
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Samborondon 091650, Ecuador
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- Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, Menemen, Izmir P.O. Box 9 35661, Turkey;
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- Environmental Studies, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD 4556, Australia;
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- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, via dei Tre Denari 472/a, 00054 Rome, Italy; (D.H.); (C.T.); (J.E.)
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