Traditional Indigenous Foods Diet for Physical Activity
Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)
Age: 18 - 65
Sex: Any
Travel: May Be Covered
Time Reimbursement: Varies
Trial Phase: Academic
Recruiting
Sponsor: USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Must not be taking: Anti-inflammatories, Blood thinners, Insulin, Biologics
Disqualifiers: Mobility impairments, High blood glucose, Pregnancy, others
No Placebo Group
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?The purpose of this research is to determine whether eating a diet made up of Traditional Indigenous Foods from the Northern Great Plains area will spontaneously result in an increase in physical activity by American Indians, and whether the diet improves metabolic measures of health, mood and self-regulation of healthy eating and engaging in physical activity.
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
Yes, if you are currently taking anti-inflammatory medications, blood thinning drugs, insulin, biologics, chemotherapy, or immune suppressant medications, you cannot participate in the trial. Also, if you have started a new medication for high blood sugar, high cholesterol, depression, anxiety, or psychosis in the last two months, you are not eligible.
What data supports the effectiveness of the Traditional Indigenous Foods diet treatment?
Research shows that traditional Indigenous foods offer many benefits, such as better nutrition, increased physical activity, and positive health outcomes like improved self-efficacy (belief in one's ability to succeed) and control over one's health. These benefits suggest that a diet based on traditional Indigenous foods can support overall health and well-being.
12345Is the Traditional Indigenous Foods Diet generally safe for humans?
Research suggests that traditional Indigenous foods are an important part of a healthy diet and can improve diet quality by providing essential nutrients like iron, zinc, and potassium. However, there are concerns about inadequate intake of some nutrients like calcium and vitamin A, so it's important to ensure a balanced diet.
46789How does the Traditional Indigenous Foods Diet treatment differ from other treatments for physical activity?
The Traditional Indigenous Foods Diet is unique because it emphasizes the consumption of nutrient-rich, unprocessed foods that are part of Indigenous cultural practices, which not only provide exceptional nutrition but also encourage physical activity through their procurement. This approach contrasts with more conventional diets that often rely on processed foods and do not integrate cultural and community aspects into the treatment.
3451011Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for American Indians interested in seeing if eating Traditional Indigenous Foods from the Northern Great Plains can lead to more physical activity and better health. Details on who can join or reasons one might not be able to participate are not provided.Inclusion Criteria
American Indian
Body mass index (BMI) of 18.5-42.0 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
Allergic to any of the study foods shown in the menu and list of ingredients
Currently exercising for 60 minutes or longer greater than 2 times per week
Fasting Blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl
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Trial Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
2-4 weeks
Diet Intervention
Participants consume a diet comprised of traditional indigenous foods
1 week
1 visit (in-person) at the start, daily monitoring
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in physical activity and metabolic measures
1 week
1 visit (in-person) at the end
Participant Groups
The study investigates whether a diet of Traditional Indigenous Foods affects physical activity levels, metabolic health, mood, and self-regulation regarding healthy eating and exercise habits among American Indians.
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Traditional Indigenous Foods dietExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will consume a diet comprised of traditional indigenous foods.
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USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research CenterGrand Forks, ND
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research CenterLead Sponsor
References
The medicine wheel nutrition intervention: a diabetes education study with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. [2021]The Northern Plains Indians of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe have experienced significant lifestyle and dietary changes over the past seven generations that have resulted in increased rates of diabetes and obesity. The objective of this study was to determine if Northern Plains Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are randomized to receive culturally adapted educational lessons based on the Medicine Wheel Model for Nutrition in addition to their usual dietary education will have better control of their type 2 diabetes than a nonintervention, usual care group who received only the usual dietary education from their personal providers.
The Medicine Wheel nutrition intervention: a diabetes education study with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. [2010]The Northern Plains Indians of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe have experienced significant lifestyle and dietary changes over the past seven generations that have resulted in increased rates of diabetes and obesity. The objective of this study was to determine if Northern Plains Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are randomized to receive culturally adapted educational lessons based on the Medicine Wheel Model for Nutrition in addition to their usual dietary education will have better control of their type 2 diabetes than a nonintervention, usual care group who received only the usual dietary education from their personal providers.
Benefits of traditional food in Dene/Métis communities. [2022]Data collected in 16 Dene/Métis communities are used to illustrate the many nutritional, economic, and sociocultural benefits associated with the harvest and consumption of traditional food by indigenous peoples. These include exceptional nutrient composition, absence of industrial processing that changes quality and taste properties, taste preference, reasonable cost compared to market food, quality of the time spent on the land, increased physical activity, sharing of the harvest within the community, opportunity to practice spirituality, and encouragement for children to discover the natural environment. The importance of traditional food to the health of individuals and communities can be directly related to the nutritional value of the food itself, the physical activity associated with its procurement, and its role in mediating positive health determinants such as self-efficacy and locus of control.
A comparison of the diets of Siberian Chukotka and Alaska Native adults and recommendations for improved nutrition, a survey of selected previous studies. [2022]Diet plays an important role in the development of common diseases among Northern indigenous people, i.e. heart disease, cancer, diabetes and iron deficiency. Their unique diets may contribute to or protect from these diseases. The diets consumed by Siberian Chukotka Natives (Russia) and Alaska Natives (United States) during the 1980's are described. Traditional foods still play a major role, although the extent of their use varies. Alaska Natives' diets are more "western" than are those of Chukotka Natives. They consumed a greater proportion of kilocalories as carbohydrates and fat than Chukotka Natives. Coastal Chukotka Natives had lower average serum LDL-cholesterol and higher HDL-cholesterol levels than tundra Chukotka Natives, despite their high fat and kilocalorie intakes. Dietary recommendations common to both groups are presented which encourage the use of traditional foods as the foundation of the diet supplemented with western type foods of appropriate quality and quantity.
Sharing Indigenous Foods Through Stories and Recipes. [2021]Participants at the second National Gathering of the Aboriginal Nutrition Network (ANN) were encouraged to submit their favourite traditional recipes. Approximately 40 were received, and a volunteer working group contacted contributors to assist in the creation of a recipe resource with a selection of 12 recipes that included traditional ingredients to promote Indigenous foodways. All contributors were interviewed to share stories about their recipes. Each recipe was then tested, photographed, and developed into a resource handout that was disseminated to a variety of stakeholders. Afterwards, a brief survey was conducted with ANN recipients of the recipes (n = 23) to evaluate the recipe collection. When asked, "Prior to learning about this resource, was a collection of recipes using traditional foods something that you or the communities you work with were interested in?" all respondents answered yes. Nearly all found the recipes easy to follow (91%), and that they were applicable to the interests or needs of the communities they work with (83%). Preserving recipes and building opportunities for dietitians and other health professionals to contribute to traditional food recipe collections facilitates increased knowledge transfer, enhanced cross-cultural understanding, and is generally a useful tool for those working with Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Decreasing traditional food use affects diet quality for adult Dene/Métis in 16 communities of the Canadian Northwest Territories. [2022]We assessed diets in 16 Dene/Métis communities in the Canadian Arctic. We described nutrient intakes and identified nutrients at risk among adult Dene/Métis, evaluated the influence of traditional food on diet quality, and examined the direction of dietary change by comparing intergenerational and between-community differences in dietary intake. Diet varied according to sex, age and community. Nutrients of possibly inadequate intake (irrespective of subject sex, age or community) included calcium, vitamin A and folic acid. Dietary fiber intake was also of concern. Traditional food (animals and plants harvested from the local environment) was consumed on 65. 4% of interview days; on those days intakes of iron, zinc and potassium were higher (P
Impacts of traditional food consumption advisories: compliance, changes in diet and loss of confidence in traditional foods. [2021]Food consumption advisories are often posted when industrial activities are expected to affect the quality and availability of traditional foods used by First Nations. We were recently involved in a project and asked to summarize details regarding the impacts of traditional food consumption advisories with respect to compliance, broader changes in diet and loss of confidence in traditional foods by people.
Estimation of traditional food intake in indigenous communities in Denendeh and the Yukon. [2019]Chronic non-communicable diseases related to excessive or unbalanced dietary intakes are on the rise among some Indigenous populations in Canada. Nutritional problems of Indigenous peoples arise in the transition from a traditional diet to a market diet characterized by highly processed foods with reduced nutrient density. This study aimed at assessing traditional food intake of Indigenous people in 18 communities.
Dietary Intakes of Traditional Foods for Dene/Métis in the Dehcho and Sahtú Regions of the Northwest Territories. [2022]A dietary transition away from traditional foods and toward a diet of the predominantly unhealthy market is a public health and sociocultural concern throughout Indigenous communities in Canada, including those in the sub-Arctic and remote regions of Dehcho and Sahtú of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The main aim of the present study is to describe dietary intakes for macronutrients and micronutrients in traditional and market food from the Mackenzie Valley study. We also show the trends of contributions and differences of dietary intakes over time from 1994 data collected and reported by the Centre for Indigenous People's Nutrition and Environment (CINE) in 1996. Based on 24-h dietary recall data, the study uses descriptive statistics to describe the observed dietary intake of the Dene First Nations communities in the Dehcho and Sahtú regions of the NWT. Indigenous people in Canada, like the sub-Arctic regions of Dehcho and Sahtú of the NWT, continue to consume traditional foods, although as a small percentage of their total dietary intake. The observed dietary intake calls for action to ensure that traditional food remains a staple as it is critical for the wellbeing of Dene in the Dehcho and Sahtú regions and across the territory.
Assessment of dietary adequacy in a remote Inuvialuit population. [2022]Traditional foods are rich sources of essential nutrients, but Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, have been undergoing a nutrition transition, characterised by an increased consumption of non-nutrient-dense foods. The present study aimed to characterise energy, nutrient and food intakes amongst adult Inuvialuit.
Patterns of Food Consumption are Associated with Obesity, Self-Reported Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Five American Indian Communities. [2022]The relationship between dietary patterns and chronic disease is underexplored in indigenous populations. We assessed diets of 424 American Indian (AI) adults living in 5 rural AI communities. We identified four food patterns. Increased prevalence for cardiovascular disease was highly associated with the consumption of unhealthy snacks and high fat-food patterns (OR 3.6, CI=1.06, 12.3; and OR 6.0, CI=1.63, 22.1), respectively. Moreover, the food-consumption pattern appeared to be different by community setting (p