Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa
The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic Health Survey data on food consumption for children from 21...
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| author | Ickowitz, Amy Powell, Bronwen Salim, Mohammad A. Sunderland, Terry C.H. |
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| description | The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic Health Survey data on food consumption for children from 21 African countries and Global Land Cover Facility tree cover data to examine the relationship between tree cover and three key indicators of nutritional quality of children's diets: dietary diversity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and animal source food consumption. Our main findings can be summarized as follows: there is a statistically significant positive relationship between tree cover and dietary diversity; fruit and vegetable consumption increases with tree cover until a peak of 45% tree cover and then declines; and there is no relationship between animal source food consumption and tree cover. Overall our findings suggest that children in Africa who live in areas with more tree cover have more diverse and nutritious diets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace937842025-06-17T08:23:38Z Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa Ickowitz, Amy Powell, Bronwen Salim, Mohammad A. Sunderland, Terry C.H. dietary food security forests nutrient availability The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for agriculture is being cleared from forests. We use Demographic Health Survey data on food consumption for children from 21 African countries and Global Land Cover Facility tree cover data to examine the relationship between tree cover and three key indicators of nutritional quality of children's diets: dietary diversity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and animal source food consumption. Our main findings can be summarized as follows: there is a statistically significant positive relationship between tree cover and dietary diversity; fruit and vegetable consumption increases with tree cover until a peak of 45% tree cover and then declines; and there is no relationship between animal source food consumption and tree cover. Overall our findings suggest that children in Africa who live in areas with more tree cover have more diverse and nutritious diets. 2014-01 2018-07-03T10:56:23Z 2018-07-03T10:56:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93784 en Open Access Elsevier Ickowitz, A., Powell, B, Salim, M.A., Sunderland, T.C.H. . 2013. Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa Global Environmental Change, 24 : 287–294. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.12.001 |
| spellingShingle | dietary food security forests nutrient availability Ickowitz, Amy Powell, Bronwen Salim, Mohammad A. Sunderland, Terry C.H. Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title | Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title_full | Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title_short | Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa |
| title_sort | dietary quality and tree cover in africa |
| topic | dietary food security forests nutrient availability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93784 |
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