Focus and Scope

The journal welcomes original research articles, systematic reviews, and short communications that fall within the following areas:

• ❖ Indigenous Food Systems: Documentation and nutritional analysis of local, wild, and traditional food resources.
• ❖ Cultural Determinants of Diet: Studies on how cultural beliefs, taboos, and traditions shape dietary habits, food choices, and infant feeding practices.
• ❖ Traditional Food Processing: The impact of indigenous food preparation and preservation methods on the bioavailability of nutrients, food safety, and functional properties.
• ❖ Ethnomedicine and Functional Foods: The intersection of food and traditional medicine, focusing on the health benefits of culturally specific diets and herbs.
• ❖ Nutritional Anthropology: Cross-cultural studies examining the socio-economic and environmental factors influencing food security and nutritional status in specific ethnic populations.
• ❖ Public Health and Traditional Diets: The role of traditional dietary patterns in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases and malnutrition.