Digital Health Startup Diet ID Answers Call for Ethnically Diverse Diets in Health Promotion
“Long overdue innovation in addressing the unique dietary needs of our diverse population
DETROIT, MI, USA, January 26, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The importance of ethnic diversity in the representation of food and nutrition continues to gain momentum. A recent New York Times article highlights historical inattention to this matter. The article notes that ethnic diets, and diets for health promotion are rarely conjoined, with the exception of the Mediterranean diet. The Times contends that leaders in nutrition science and dietetics “ignore non-Western cuisines, or imply that they are unhealthy.” This matter becomes ever more salient and timely as social justice and equity in multicultural societies emerges as an imperative for many modern nations…”
