Abstract

ARRUA, Andrea Alejandra et al. Dietary patterns of foods consumed in urban indigenous communities of Filadelfia, Chaco Paraguayo. Rep. cient. FACEN [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.2, pp.76-83. ISSN 2222-145X.  https://doi.org/10.18004/rcfacen.2024.15.2.076.

Abstract: Although the nutritional transition has been studied in various countries, little is known about how this phenomenon has affected Indigenous Communities in Paraguay. To analyze the dietary pattern, the place of acquisition of the food they consume, and conservation methods, a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted, in which a total of 82 Indigenous families were interviewed. A survey was conducted to gather data on the dietary patterns and food preservation methods of community members. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas CEMIT UNA. The statistical treatment of the data was descriptive, and tables were constructed with the obtained results. 96.3% percent of families indicated that they obtain their food from nearby stores, and the most consumed products were meat, baked goods, rice, and pasta. All the Communities predominantly consume these foods, in addition to flour and beans, and they preserve their food refrigerated. The results indicate that the variety of foods consumed by the surveyed Indigenous Communities is low, and the foods are primarily acquired at sales centers, with low production in family orchards and forest products. This is the first study of its kind conducted in Urban Indigenous Communities in Paraguay.

Keywords : Indigenous communities; dietary patterns; food insecurity; Occidental Region.

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