%0 Journal Article
%T Caracterizaci¨®n del consumo de ma¨ªz y frijol en familias del departamento del Cauca, Colombia
%A G¨®mez Gonz¨¢lez
%A Luz Karime
%A Restrepo
%A Jos¨¦
%A Pach¨®n
%A Helena
%J Perspectivas en Nutrici¨®n Humana
%D 2009
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X objective: characterization of corn and bean consumption by families which mothers work with icbf's communities in cauca-colombia. materials and methods: mothers (n=532) working with icbf's communities in 12 small towns where population grows biofortified crops, were surveyed to get information about their family's feeding practices. results: 100% of mothers interviewed reported frequent consumption of corn and beans. average + intake kg/ month for white beans was (6,5+7,6), yellow maize (5,1+7,0), red beans(1,7+1,6 ) white beans (1,1+1,1), mottled calima beans(1,5+1,1), mottled cargamanto(1,3+0,7), green beans (1,4+1,2), and for other kind or beans (0,8+0,4). conclusion: corn and beans are mainly components of these communities' food patterns. introduction of nutritionally enhanced (biofortified) crops through a small-farmer associations, as well as nutrition-education activities, could help to promote consumption of these foods.
%K maize (zea mays l.)
%K bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.)
%K food and nutrition security
%K food consumption
%K food
%K fortified
%K biofortification
%K crops.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0124-41082009000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en