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Traditional Food Dietary Guide for Alaska Native Cancer Survivors Changing Patterns in Cancer in Native Communities September 7, 2007 Christine A. DeCourtney, MPA Karen M. Mitchell • Alaska is one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states. • It measures 2,400 miles east to west. • It measures 1,420 miles north to south. Project Background • Maintaining a healthy diet is important for cancer patients. • During treatment and survivorship, dietary recommendations are often unfamiliar to Alaska Natives. • They told me to eat kale when I was getting cancer treatment. I don’t even know what kale is. I wanted sea asparagus. Ethel Lund, Alaska Native cancer survivor • There are no culturally appropriate nutritional resources available for Alaska Natives. • Lance Armstrong Foundation provided funding to develop nutritional resources for Alaska Native cancer patients. • Buy Local! – Catch local – Gather local – Share local – Eat local Proportion of energy and nutrients from Native foods % 0 20 40 15 Kilocalories 31 Protein Carbohydrate 5 21 Fat Saturated Fat 15 24 Monounsaturated Fat 23 Polyunsaturated Fat ω -3 Fatty Acids Trans Fatty Acids 56 14 61 Vitamin B12 Iron 60 25 80 Contents • • • • • • • • • • Traditional Foods—Good for Life Eating for health Foods from the land and sea Plants Recipes Eating during cancer treatment Managing cancer treatment side effects Glossary References Resources • Happiness is healing. Elders need to taste the food they’ve grown up on so they can feel good about themselves again—it’s a healing thing. Frank Wright, Hoonah Contact information • Christine DeCourtney [email protected] or 907.729.3922 • Karen Mitchell [email protected] or 907.729.4491
