Canada: The Prevalence Of Food Insecurity Is High And The Diet Quality Poor In Inuit Communities

Canada: The Prevalence Of Food Insecurity Is High And The Diet Quality Poor In Inuit Communities Catherine Huet, Renata Rosol, and Grace M. Egeland, 2012 Indigenous peoples experience a disproportionate burden of food insecurity and the Arctic is no exception. We therefore evaluated the prevalence, socio-demographic, and dietary correlates of food insecurity in the most comprehensive assessment of food insecurity in Arctic Canada. A cross-sectional survey of 1901 Inuit households was...

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