Continuity and changes in food consumption pattern among Tibetan refugee community in India

Title

Continuity and changes in food consumption pattern among Tibetan refugee community in India

Creator

Namgha T.; Ganesh L.; Jyotishi A.

Description

The Food consumption pattern of refugee communities is being carried out by many scholars and few acknowledged the food continuity, its implications on the health of refugees in the host country. The present study highlights food continuity among Tibetan refugees in the Bylakuppe settlement, India. 200 household data were administered to understand food consumption patterns by employing a structured household questionnaire. Simultaneously, 23 individual data were collected consisting of first migrants (15) and second-generation (8) for the qualitative study. Households derive energy mainly from carbohydrates and animal fats, and there is a prevalence of food insecurity among the Tibetan community. It is a proven fact that food insecurity will have serious health consequences in terms of emotional and mental well-being and suggest the need for further study of food insecurity among Tibetan refugees across the world. 2021

Source

Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society, Vol-9, No. 3, pp. 1-11.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

University of Kassel

Subject

Dietary intake; Food Continuity; Food insecurity; Health; Nutrition

Coverage

Namgha T., Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education, Affiliated to Bengaluru University; Ganesh L., School of Business and Management CHRIST, Deemed to be University, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029; Jyotishi A., School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 2197411X

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-202102163264

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