Publication Date
1985
Location
Kyoto Japan
Description
Social analysis of the leaf nutrient supplementation (LNS) project using protein concentrate from alfalfa in a Mexican village (Saltillo) has been made in an attempt to identify the social trends associated with the community's involvement with protein extraction from green vegetation as a nutritional intervention scheme. Through preliminary on site observation and review of available scheme records, emergent social trends were identified in:
1. the voluntary diversification of nutritional habits,
2. an extension of health services for the community, and
3. subtle change within the village social milieu. The suitability of the LNS project is discussed, and areas for further investigation are indicated, with an emphasis on the need to assess the social aspects of this and similar nutritional intervention schemes in relation to health and nutritional standards as a sufficient justification for the scheme's function within the recipient community.
Citation
Ostrowski-Meissner, T M. and OSTROWSKI-MEISSNER, H T., "Social Trends Emerging in a Mexican Village Community Involved in a Leaf Nutrient Supplementation Project offered as Nutritional Intervention Scheme" (1985). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 11.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1985/ses9/11)
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Social Trends Emerging in a Mexican Village Community Involved in a Leaf Nutrient Supplementation Project offered as Nutritional Intervention Scheme
Kyoto Japan
Social analysis of the leaf nutrient supplementation (LNS) project using protein concentrate from alfalfa in a Mexican village (Saltillo) has been made in an attempt to identify the social trends associated with the community's involvement with protein extraction from green vegetation as a nutritional intervention scheme. Through preliminary on site observation and review of available scheme records, emergent social trends were identified in:
1. the voluntary diversification of nutritional habits,
2. an extension of health services for the community, and
3. subtle change within the village social milieu. The suitability of the LNS project is discussed, and areas for further investigation are indicated, with an emphasis on the need to assess the social aspects of this and similar nutritional intervention schemes in relation to health and nutritional standards as a sufficient justification for the scheme's function within the recipient community.
