International Nutrition in PERU

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International Nutrition in PERU
Claudia Favre claudiacfavre_at_yahoo.com

• STUDYING ABROAD
• FOOD CULTURE

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Why study abroad?

• Cultural Emersion
• Learn from locals
• Learn from classmates from different regions of
  the U.S.
• Hands-on learning
• Clinical
• Research
• Food Water Sanitation
• Community Nutrition
• Fun!!!

• Great for resumes and internship applications

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Whats available?

• International Nutrition in Peru
• Iowa State University
• Every other summer (2006, 2008, 2010, etc.)
• http//www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/peru/homepage.php
• Check all opportunities
• Get online!
• Read the emails and postings that your academic
  advisor sends out- thats where I found my
  experience!
• Talk to friends about their summer experiences
  and see if its right for you.

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Funding Your Trip

• Look Listen for scholarships
• Missouri Dietetic Association
• American Dietetic Association
• I also received one from the hospital my mother
  works at not an option for everyone, but the
  point is SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OUT THERE!
• Summer Study Abroad Programs
• Studying abroad during the summer is cheaper than
  studying abroad for a whole semester
• Be sure that the credits from your experience
  will transfer to your university
• Developing Countries
• May need your dietetic expertise more than a
  developed country
• Money exchange is much better
• Cheaper to eat, sleep, and travel than in a
  developed country

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Clinical Module

• Visiting hospitals
• Job shadowing
• Working with patients with various
• morbidities
• Gathering anthropometric data
• Plotting growth charts
• Collecting breast milk samples
• Analyzing crematocrit levels
• In-class lectures about various medical nutrition
  therapy topics
• Preparing recovery diets for malnourished
  children
• Tested hemoglobin

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Clinical Rotation Pictures
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Research Module

• Mini-research projects
• Designed consent forms
• Worked in groups
• Worked in a variety of settings within the
  community
• Analyzed data using SPSS
• Observed an interview for the Young Lives Study
  
• Ongoing research done over 10 years in several
  countries

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Various research projects in various settings
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Additional Travel

• See a travel nurse before leaving home
• Barnes Hospital in St. Louis has one
• You may have the chance to travel after
  completing your study abroad experience.
• Talk to locals and other travelers about the best
  places to go.
• Travel with your new friends!
• I traveled with girls from Seattle, Boston, and
  Tennessee.
• You will not regret traveling!

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A little bit about Peruvians

• Life expectancy (Index Mundi)
• total population 69.84 years
• male 68.05 years
• female 71.71 years
• Education (Unesco)
• 96 of 15-24 year olds are literate
• Language
• Spanish
• Quechua
• GDP (Wikipedia)
• Per capita 5,983 
• Overall population and population growth (Unesco)
• 2005 census 27,219,266
• Population growth rate (1.5)

• Primary causes of mortality
• Communicable Diseases
• Diseases of the Circulatory System
• Malignant neoplasms
• External causes
• Perinatal causes
• Giving birth
• Drastically decreasing with the rise of
  deliveries by professional personnelAnemia
• Champion Breast-feeders
• 97 of Peruvians breast feed
• Many breast feed until age 1-2

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Malnutrition

• 55 of child deaths are related to malnutrition
• Morbidity
• Stunting
• Obesity
• Iron deficiency anemia
• Vitamin A deficiency
• Zinc deficiency
• Iodine deficiency
• Other deficiencies such as zinc, folic acid, and
  calcium

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Food Habits and Choices

• Largely influenced by region
• Coast
• Mountains
• Jungle
• Money
• Availability

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Grains and Starchy Foods

• Fermented Potatoes (left)
• Corn (right)
• Bread
• Potatoes
• Hundreds of Varieties
• National Potato Institute
• Rice
• Cassava (right)
• Oca

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Dairy, Meat, Fish, and Eggs

• Fish
• Cerviche
• Chicken
• Alpaca
• LIVER is the primary source of protein and many
  vitamins and minerals

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Dairy, Meat, Fish, and Eggs
Guinea Pigs are raised in most rural and mountain
homes for extra income. Although there is not
much meat on Cuy, they are considered a
delicacy!
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Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts

• Macadamia nuts
• Limes
• Chocolate
• Pineapples
• Coconuts
• Mandarin
• Oranges

They do not eat a large variety of vegetables in
Peru. Onions, Peas, Carrots, Squash, tomatoes,
avocado radishes
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Fruits

• Cherimoya (right)
• Granadilla (below)
• Tuna Roja
• cactus
• Bananas
• Stubby bananas
• Papaya
• Grapes
• Maracuya
• frosties

• Pacay (top right)
• Pitajuayo

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Condiments, Spices, and Soup

• Aji (a pepper based sauce)
• Spices
• Sauces
• Soup is served before lunch and dinner every
  single day
• Chicken (all pieces)
• Vegetables
• May cause problem with complementary feeding

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Desserts
My 21st birthday! My cake contained many
diffferent kids of fruit in layers between the
chocolate cake. Leahs cake is made of lucuma.

• Lúcuma
• Very popular ice cream flavor
• Manjar Blanco
• Sweet cream

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Beverages

• Inca Kola
• Chicha Morado
• Made from purple corn, apples, and pineapples
• Buenos Dias, Coca Te?
• Coca is legal
• Helps with altitude sickness
• Cure-all
• Pisco
• Most widely consumed spirit
• Brandy distilled from grapes grown in Peru
• Pisco Sours
• Quaker

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More beverages
I am drinking mineral water (carbonated water)
from a natural spring in a National Park at the
base of a mountain.
We picked fresh chamomile and other herbs from
this womans garden to make tea.
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FAST FOOD
Theres no escaping
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The true meaning of convenience this picture was
taken a couple days into the Inca Trail
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Overall Food Expenditures

• Depending on the area
• They grow most of their own food
• In the mountain villages, they go to town one
  time per month to buy sugar, rice, and oil.
  Everything else they raise.

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Questions?

• Hopefully this slideshow gave you a better
  understanding of what its like to study abroad.
  Peru was my choice, but it doesnt have to be
  yours. Studying abroad may not be for everyone,
  but its definitely something to look into! Its
  a once in a life time opportunity!!!
• If you want more information or have any
  questions, please email me at claudiacfavre_at_yahoo.
  com.

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References

• www.wikipedia.org
• http//www.indexmundi.com/peru/life_expectancy_at_
  birth.html
• http//www.uis.unesco.org/profiles/EN/GEN/countryP
  rofile_en.aspx?code6040
• http//www.paho.org/English/DD/AIS/peru_graf_eng.p
  df