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Developing an online food composition database for an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda

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dc.contributor.author Scarpa, Giulia
dc.contributor.author Berrang-Ford, Lea
dc.contributor.author Bawajeeh, Areej O.
dc.contributor.author Twesigomwe, Sabastian
dc.contributor.author Kakwangire, Paul
dc.contributor.author Peters, Remco
dc.contributor.author Beer, Sarah
dc.contributor.author Williams, Grace
dc.contributor.author Zavaleta Cortijo, Claudia Carol
dc.contributor.author Namanya, Didacus B.
dc.contributor.author Lwasa, Shuaib
dc.contributor.author Nowembabazi, Ester
dc.contributor.author Kesande, Charity
dc.contributor.author Rippin, Holly
dc.contributor.author Cade, Janet E.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-18T21:44:15Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-18T21:44:15Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9362
dc.description.abstract OBJECTIVE: To develop an online food composition database of locally consumed foods among an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda. DESIGN: Using a community-based approach and collaboration with local nutritionists, we collected a list of foods for inclusion in the database through focus group discussions, an individual dietary survey and markets and shops assessment. The food database was then created using seven steps: identification of foods for inclusion in the database; initial data cleaning and removal of duplicate items; linkage of foods to existing generic food composition tables; mapping and calculation of the nutrient content of recipes and foods; allocating portion sizes and accompanying foods; quality checks with local and international nutritionists; and translation into relevant local languages. SETTING: Kanungu District, south-western Uganda. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-four participants, 36 Indigenous Batwa and 38 Bakiga, were randomly selected and interviewed to inform the development of a food list prior the construction of the food database. RESULTS: We developed an online food database for south-western Uganda including 148 commonly consumed foods complete with values for 120 micronutrients and macronutrients. This was for use with the online dietary assessment tool myfood24. Of the locally reported foods included, 56 % (n 82 items) of the items were already available in the myfood24 database, while 25 % (n 37 items) were found in existing Ugandan and Tanzanian food databases, 18 % (n 27 items) came from generated recipes and 1 % (n 2 items) from food packaging labels. CONCLUSION: Locally relevant food databases are sparse for African Indigenous communities. Here, we created a tool that can be used for assessing food intake and for tracking undernutrition among the communities living in Kanungu District. This will help to develop locally relevant food and nutrition policies en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Cambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofseries Public Health Nutrition
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Food composition databases en_US
dc.subject Indigenous population en_US
dc.subject Nutritional assessment en_US
dc.subject Online food database en_US
dc.subject South-western Uganda en_US
dc.title Developing an online food composition database for an Indigenous population in south-western Uganda en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021001397
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.04
dc.relation.issn 1475-2727


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