ArticleJournal of obesity2019
A Scoping Review of Obesity among Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
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- Bridging the commercial determinants of Indigenous health and the legacies of colonization: A critical analysis.Global health promotion · 2024Article
- Adiposity Phenotypes and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Profile in the Inuit Population of Nunavik.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Diet quality is positively associated with intake of traditional foods and does not differ by season in remote Yup'ik communities.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023Article
- Protecting traditional cultural food practices: Trends in diet quality and intake of ultra-processed foods by Indigenous status and race/ethnicity among a nationally representative sample of adults in Canada.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Spread of Makoyoh'sokoi (Wolf Trail): a community led, physical activity-based, holistic wellness program for Indigenous women in Canada.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- The Effectiveness of Indigenous Knowledge-Based Lifestyle Interventions in Preventing Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Indigenous Children in Canada: A Systematic Review.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Review
- First Nations Peoples' Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors in Urban Areas: A Mixed-Methods Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Environmental contaminants and the disproportionate prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus among Indigenous Cree women in James Bay Quebec, Canada.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- An Indigenous food sovereignty initiative is positively associated with well-being and cultural connectedness in a survey of Syilx Okanagan adults in British Columbia, Canada.BMC public health · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of the Use of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Principles for Intervention and Future Directions.Current developments in nutrition · 2021Article
- Comparison of measures of diet quality using 24-hour recall data of First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Associations of health status and diabetes among First Nations Peoples living on-reserve in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Importance of fish for food and nutrition security among First Nations in Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
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Abstract
Indigenous populations in Canada are heavily affected by the burden of obesity, and certain communities, such as First Nations on reserve, are not included in the sampling framework of large national health surveys. A scoping review of ever published original research reporting obesity rates (body mass index ≥ 30), among adult Indigenous peoples in Canada, was conducted to identify studies that help close the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) data gap for obesity prevalence in Indigenous populations in Canada and to make comparisons based on ethnicity, sex, time, and geography. First Nations on reserve with self-reported height and weight had higher rates of obesity (30%-51%) than First Nations off reserve (21%-42%) and non-Indigenous populations (12%-31%) in their respective province or territory, with the exception of Alberta, where rates in First Nations on reserve (30% and 36%) were lower or similar to those reported in First Nations off reserve (38%). First Nations on reserve with predominantly measured height and weight (42%-66%) had higher rates of obesity compared to Inuit in Quebec (28%), Nunavut (33%), and Newfoundland and Labrador (41%), while the rates were similar to those in Inuit in Northwest Territories (49%). Obesity in these large studies conducted among Inuit was based solely on measured height and weight. Studies in First Nations and Inuit alike showed higher prevalence of obesity in women, as well as an increase with time. No recent studies measured the obesity rates for First Nations in Yukon and Northwest Territories and for Métis living in settlements of Northern Alberta. Researchers are encouraged to conduct total diet studies in these regions, and to use existing data to analyze the associations between obesity, road access, latitude, food environment, and traditional food intake, to further inform community planning and development.
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