Food in rural northern Norway in relation to Sami ethnicity: the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey. Issue 14 (29th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Petrenya, Natalia; Skeie, Guri; Melhus, Marita; Brustad, Magritt
• Is Part Of: Public health nutrition. Volume 21:Issue 14(2018)
• Page Start: 2665
• Page End: 2677
• Publication Date: 2018-05-29
• Subjects: Sami, -- Food intake, -- Diet, -- Ethnicity, -- Northern Norway, -- Indigenous; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition policy -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1017/S1368980018001374
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-9800

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To estimate current food intake in the population of northern Norway and to investigate the impact of self-perceived Sami ethnicity and region of residence on food intake. Design: The data are part of the second cross-sectional survey of the Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations (the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey, 2012–2014). Food intake was assessed by an FFQ. Ethnic and regional differences in food intake were studied by sex-specific, multivariable-adjusted quantile regression models. Setting: Ten municipalities (rural northern Norway). Subjects: Males ( n 2054) and females ( n 2450) aged 40–69 years (2743 non-Sami, 622 multi-ethnic Sami, 1139 Sami). Results: The diet of Sami participants contained more reindeer meat, moose meat, food made with animal blood and freshwater fish; and contained less lean fish and vegetables. In the inland region, the consumption of reindeer meat was greatest in Sami participants, followed by multi-ethnic Sami participants and non-Sami participants, who had the lowest consumption (median 25, 12 and 8 g/d, respectively). Compared with the inland region, fish roe/liver intake was higher in the coastal region and lean fish intake was twice as high (41 and 32 g/d in males and females, respectively). Conclusions: When compared with non-Sami participants, those with solely self-perceived Sami ethnicity reported a significantly different intake of several foods, especially reindeer meat in the inland region. Multi-ethnic Sami tended to have similar diets to non-Sami. Residence in the coastal region predicted higher fish and roe/liver intake.