Portal de investigação
Street food in Dushanbe, Tajikistan: availability and nutritional value
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Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Albuquerque, G
- Morais, I
- Gelormini, M
- Casal, S
- Damasceno, A
- Pinho, O.
- Moreira, P.
- Jewell, J
- Breda, J
- Padrao, P
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
Street food is part of the culture in central Asia. Although nourishing food can be found, unhealthier options are becoming increasingly popular - a marker of nutrition transition. The nutritional composition of street food in urban settings is, however, unknown. The objective of the present study was, thus, to characterise the street food availability in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. A total of 800 street food vending sites in public markets were selected through random and systematic procedures. Trained interviewers collected data on vending sites' characteristics, location and food available. Samples of the most commonly available food were collected (ninety-nine homemade and thirty-five industrial). Macronutrients were quantified through proximate analysis. Fruit, drinks and food other than fruits were available, respectively, in 4 center dot 5, 40 center dot 5 and 87 center dot 4 %, of the vending sites. Among the latter, 63 center dot 6 % sold only homemade (e.g. bread, traditional dishes, snacks, pastries, sandwiches and cakes), 19 center dot 3 % only industrial (e.g. bread, snacks, pastries and cookies) and 17 center dot 1 % both types of food. Homemade food presented higher energy per serving compared with industrial food (median 452 v. 276 kcal/serving (1891 v. 1155 kJ/serving); P < 0 center dot 001). A high content of SFA (soup: 10 center dot 9 g/serving) and trans-fatty acids (cakes: 1 center dot 8 g/serving) was also found in homemade food. However, industrial wafers showed the highest content of these fatty acids (12 center dot 9 g/serving and 2 center dot 5 g/serving, respectively). Soft drinks were available in 68 center dot 5 % of the vending sites selling beverages. Homemade and industrial street food, with heterogeneous nutritional value, were widely available in Dushanbe. Hence, policies promoting the availability of healthy food should be encouraged.
Dados da publicação
- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 0007-1145, 1475-2662
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 1052-1061
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 16
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 18
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Keywords
- Central Asia; Food processing; Nutritional value; Ready-prepared food; Street food; Tajikistan
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Proyectos asociados
RISK AND SURVIVAL OF GASTRIC CANCER RELATES SECOND PRIMARY TUMOURS: A COMPETING RISKS FRAMEWORK
Investigador Principal: Nuno Miguel de Sousa Lunet
Estudo Clínico Académico . 2019
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Albuquerque G,Morais I,Gelormini M,Casal S,Damasceno A,Pinho O,Moreira P,Jewell J,Breda J,Lunet N,Padrao P. Street food in Dushanbe, Tajikistan: availability and nutritional value. Br. J. Nutr. 2019. 122. (9):p. 1052-1061. IF:3,334. (2).
