Comparative food habits study of eleven ethnic groups in Indonesia - a preliminary report

Abstract

There are more than 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia and studies on the food habits of the individual ethnic groups are still lacking. It has become obvious that the study on food habits is a prerequisite for formulating a policy for improving the nutritional status of the Indonesians. With this in mind, eleven major ethnic groups, whose food habits have so far not been sufficiently dealt with, are chosen for the studies. In this paper, a brief preliminary findings on various factors which influenced the food habits of the ethnic groups, are presented.