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Assessing Diet Quality of Indigenous Food Systems in Three Geographically Distinct Solomon Islands Sites (Melanesia, Pacific Islands).
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- Understanding how food literacy is characterized and measured in the Pacific Islands region: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Nutrient Intake Evidence in the Pacific: A Scoping Review of Research Coverage, Challenges, and Opportunities.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Diabetes-Associated Major Limb Amputation in Solomon Islands: A National, 5-Year Retrospective Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Examining Food Sources and Their Interconnections over Time in Small Island Developing States: A Systematic Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Fifteen Years of NOVA Food-Processing Classification: "Friend or Foe" Among Sustainable Diet Indicators? A Scoping Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Article
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- Food insecurity, COVID-19 and diets in Fiji - a cross-sectional survey of over 500 adults.Globalization and health · 2023Article
- Assessing rural household's food groups-and-sources and dietary diversity pattern in Malaita Province.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Thermoneutrality effects on developmental programming of obesity.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2023Article
- Lived experiences of women with low birth weight infants in the Solomon Islands: A descriptive qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- A Typology of Food Environments in the Pacific Region and Their Relationship to Diet Quality in Solomon Islands.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture and food systems in Pacific Island countries (PICs): Evidence from communities in Fiji and Solomon Islands.Agricultural systems · 2021Article
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Abstract
Indigenous Solomon Islanders, like many living in Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), are currently experiencing the global syndemic-the combined threat of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change. This mixed-method study aimed to assess nutrition transitions and diet quality by comparing three geographically unique rural and urban indigenous Solomon Islands populations. Participants in rural areas sourced more energy from wild and cultivated foods; consumed a wider diversity of foods; were more likely to meet WHO recommendations of >400g of non-starchy fruits and vegetables daily; were more physically active; and had significantly lower body fat, waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI) when compared to urban populations. Urban populations were found to have a reduced ability to self-cultivate agri-food products or collect wild foods, and therefore consumed more ultra-processed foods (classified as NOVA 4) and takeout foods, and overall had less diverse diets compared to rural populations. Clear opportunities to leverage traditional knowledge and improve the cultivation and consumption of underutilized species can assist in building more sustainable and resilient food systems while ensuring that indigenous knowledge and cultural preferences are respected.
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