Consumer Characteristics and Consumption Analytics of Frequently Consumed Food Categories in Mining Areas

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dc.contributor.authorAnyimah-Ackah, Ekpor
dc.contributor.authorOfosu, Isaac W.
dc.contributor.authorLutterodt, Herman Erick Lutterodt
dc.contributor.authorDarko, Godfred
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-7157-646X
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-15T10:18:32Z
dc.date.available2023-12-15T10:18:32Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionThis article was published in the Academic Journal of Life Sciences
dc.description.abstractThe WHO/FAO have requested data on food consumption to better understand the increasing toxicological results of foodstuffs. The aim of this study was to determine the food consumption characteristics of the consumers living in smallscale mining areas. Commonly consumed food crops of each category: fruit, cereals, vegetables, legumes and root tubers were selected. In all, 308 consumers were sampled using a one-week dietary recall tool and a stratified sampling method of the consumers. The @Risk Microsoft add-in was used to analyze the data. The results show that the adolescents (10-17 years) consumed cowpea (233.90 g/day) and cassava (666.96g/day) at a relatively higher level compared to children (3-9 years) and adults (18-64 years). Likewise, adults consumed yam (136.65g/day), maize (1739.37g/day), rice (1272.40g/day), pineapple (184.97g/day) and watermelon (656.55g/day) at a relatively higher level compared to children and adolescents. On the contrary, whereas children generally consumed lower quantities of food, they presented higher exposure frequency to cowpea (364 days/year), root tubers (36-364 days/year) and grains (286-364 days/year) compared to adults and adolescents. Both adolescent and adult population subgroups presented higher exposure frequency to vegetables (364 days/year) relative to children (104-364 days/year). The findings further show that, in increasing order rice and maize are the most consumed crops. The adult population subgroup, in the study area may be vulnerable to contaminants in maize grains than other dishes categories due to the high mass consumed and high exposure duration. Children may be vulnerable to contaminants in maize grains because of the high exposure frequency.
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationAcademic Journal of Life Sciences ISSN(e): 2415-2137, ISSN(p): 2415-5217 Vol. 6, Issue. 5, pp: 39-52, 2020 URL: https://arpgweb.com/journal/journal/18 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32861/ajls.65.39.52
dc.identifier.uriDOI: https://doi.org/10.32861/ajls.65.39.52
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14871
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Journal of Life Sciences
dc.titleConsumer Characteristics and Consumption Analytics of Frequently Consumed Food Categories in Mining Areas
dc.typeArticle
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