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Food Consumption Practices and Implications for Mycotoxin Exposure Risk: A Cross-sectional Study in Inhambane and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique
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Diet is considered the main route of exposure to the risk of mycotoxin poisoning. Consequently, given the prevalence of mycotoxins in Mozambique, there is a need to develop studies on the population's consumption habits to implement control and mitigation strategies in a sustainable way. This quantitative and cross-sectional study aimed to report the dietary habits of the population in two provinces of Mozambique and to investigate whether province, place of residence, gender, and age were differentiating factors in dietary habits. Primary data were collected using a food frequency questionnaire adapted from a validated version for Portugal, which was modified to include foods commonly consumed in Mozambique. The data, collected by agricultural technicians between October and November 2022, refer to 300 individuals from 55 households. According to the results, 58.4% of the products consumed by families were of local origin, 40.2% were of national origin, and only 1.4% were imported. Foods such as milk, oil, fresh fish, eggs, rice, bread, sugar, onions, water, mango, and bananas are part of the daily diet of these households. In addition, it was found that the province, environment, and gender of the participants acted as differentiators of eating habits. That is, a greater quantity of foods from all food groups was consumed in the urban environment compared to the rural one. Considering the province, the consumption of fats, bread, and cereals is higher in Gaza, while, in Inhambane, dairy products, fats, fruits, and beverages are consumed in greater quantities. Finally, considering gender, it was found that women consume a greater quantity of dairy products. These results are crucial for the development of sampling strategies that assess fungal and mycotoxin contamination and estimate the risk of exposure to the studied population.
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Contaminated food Mycotoxins Eating habits Mozambique
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Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Mussalama, Edson; Manhiça, Agnaldo; Cabo, Paula; Venâncio, Armando; Rodrigues, Paula; Macuamule, Custódia (2026). Food Consumption Practices and Implications for Mycotoxin Exposure Risk: A Cross-sectional Study in Inhambane and Gaza Provinces, Mozambique. Research in Agriculture and Agronomy. p. 1-17
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IBIMA Publishing