A5001221130- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- International Development and Aid
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
McGill University
2025
McGill University Health Centre
2024
Université de Montréal
2019-2023
Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
2021-2023
Abstract Background The displacement of traditional dietary practices is associated with negative nutritional consequences for rural Indigenous people, who already face the brunt both inadequacies and excesses. Traditional food (TF) consumption production can improve security by mitigating disruptive transitions, providing nutrients improving agricultural resilience. Meanwhile, regenerate biodiversity to support healthy ecosystems. In Ecuador, people have inserted TF as central elements...
Agroecology has received much attention as a sustainable production strategy that may leverage agriculture-nutrition linkages to positively impact farmer nutritional health, but its potential not been thoroughly established through empirical assessment. This mixed methods study uses survey data from Ecuador assess how farmers' participation in agroecological associations their diets. Our results suggest farmers outperform reference farming neighbors on both nutrient adequacy (i.e. meeting...
Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a sustainable production strategy that appropriate for the rural poor. Meanwhile, agricultural initiatives have received much attention their role in improving farmer nutrition, and three key pathways between agriculture nutrition include consumption of own production, income women's empowerment. In this study based Ecuador's Imbabura province, we used qualitative methods to explore practices agroecological farmers with respect these pathways....
<title>Abstract</title> Background Ecuador introduced the traffic-light nutrition label (TNL) to address rising burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases linked increasing ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption. The TNL aims provide simplified nutritional information consumers, yet its effectiveness across diverse population groups remains unclear. Previous research suggests that awareness and use may vary based on factors such as education, income, geographic location, highlighting...
Modern food systems generate social inequalities in the access to healthy food, but some families maintain behaviors that provide an alternative these systems. Agroecological consumers (ACs) and non-agroecological direct market (DMCs) are key actors We assessed characteristics of ACs DMCs using data from a representative sample households Ibarra, Quito Riobamba (n = 2914). also deepened exploration motivations for adopting practices through mini-ethnographies with who were identified as or...
Rural Ecuadorians are experiencing a double burden of malnutrition, characterized by simultaneous nutrient inadequacies and excesses, alongside the social environmental consequences unsustainable agriculture. Agriculture can support farmer nutrition providing income for market purchases through consumption foods from own production. However, nutritional contributions these food acquisition strategies vary context. We surveyed smallholder women farmers (n = 90) in Imbabura province to assess...
Traditional foods (TFs) hold increasing global relevance due to their potential address health and dietary challenges. This study explores TF consumption patterns in a middle-income country's general population. Using 2017 Ecuadorian highlands survey data, we identified four clusters with distinct preferences. Chi-square tests variations independent variables across clusters. Poisson regression models highlighted city, age, education, food habits as predictors of TF-based Our findings...
The international collaboration network Food Systems Innovation to Nurture Equity and Resilience Globally (Food SINERGY) unites food system experts concerned with the confluence of environmental, geopolitical, economic, public health stressors that weaken systems increase inequalities. In March 2023, SINERGY participants from universities, research institutes, policy advocacy groups, Indigenous networks, farmers’ associations, consumer organizations, social enterprises, non-governmental...
Abstract Background: The displacement of traditional dietary practices is associated with negative nutritional consequences for rural Indigenous people, who already face the brunt both inadequacies and excesses. Traditional food (TF) consumption production can improve security by mitigating disruptive transitions, providing nutrients improving agricultural resilience. Meanwhile, regenerate biodiversity to support healthy ecosystems. In Ecuador, people have inserted TF as central elements...
Abstract Background: The displacement of traditional dietary practices is associated with negative nutritional consequences for rural Indigenous people, who already face the brunt both inadequacies and excesses. Traditional food (TF) consumption production can improve security by mitigating disruptive transitions, providing nutrients improving agricultural resilience. Meanwhile, regenerate biodiversity to support healthy ecosystems. In Ecuador, people have inserted TF as central elements...
Abstract Background: The displacement of traditional dietary practices is associated with negative nutritional consequences for rural Indigenous people, who already face the brunt both inadequacies and excesses. Traditional food (TF) consumption production can improve security by mitigating disruptive transitions, providing nutrients improving agricultural resilience. Meanwhile, regenerate biodiversity to support healthy ecosystems. In Ecuador, people have inserted TF as central elements...