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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.12.001
	Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa
	Ickowitz A.; Powell B.; Salim M.A.; Sunderland T.C.H.
发表日期	2014
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	24 期号:1
英文摘要	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. © 2013 The Authors.
英文关键词	Africa; Dietary diversity; Dietary quality; Food security; Forests; Nutrition
语种	英语
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117816
作者单位	Center for International Forestry Research, Jalan CIFOR, Bogor 16115, Indonesia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ickowitz A.,Powell B.,Salim M.A.,et al. Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa[J],2014,24(1).
APA	Ickowitz A.,Powell B.,Salim M.A.,&Sunderland T.C.H..(2014).Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa.Global Environmental Change,24(1).
MLA	Ickowitz A.,et al."Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa".Global Environmental Change 24.1(2014).