Anthropometric measurements and dietary intakes of Cherokee Indian teenagers in North Carolina

Story, Mary; Tompkins, Ruby A.; Bass, Mary Ann; Wakefield, Lucille M.

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“…BMI levels among Cuban preschool children have been found to be six times that which is expected, and Hmong preschoolers have been disproportionately obese as well (Kumanyika, 1993). A high prevalence of obesity has also been found in Puerto Rican schoolchildren and Native Hawaiian adolescents (Kumanyika, 1993), as well as by tribal and geographic regions (e.g., American Indians of the Midwest, Southeast, and Southwest; Davis, Gomez, Lambert, & Skipper, 1993;Knowler et al, 1991;Story, Tompkins, Bass, & Wakefield, 1986).…”

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Obesity, body image, and eating disorders in ethnically diverse children and adolescents.

Dounchis

Hayden²,

Wilfley³

2001

Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment.

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Into the 21st century, as populations throughout the world become more and more ethnically diverse, the study of ethnicity will continue to have ever-increasing importance. In addition, with the consumption of fatty, sugar-laden convenience foods and higher levels of sedentary behavior, the rates of obesity, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder symptomatology among ethnically diverse children and adolescents will also continue to rise. This chapter reviews the ways in which obesity and body dissatisfaction are related to the development of eating disorders among ethnically diverse youth within the United States,' with a focus on treatment implications. Our goals are to (a) identify important culture-related constructs; (b) examine the prevalence of obesity by ethnicity as a context within which eating and weight-related problems arise; (c) review the literature on body image, body type preference, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder symptomatology among ethnically diverse children and adolescents; (d) identify methodological limitations of the current literature; and (e) suggest future directions and implications for modifying treatment for these often neglected populations.'Of note, there also have been within country as well as across-country studies of ethnicity among children and adolescents conducted outside the United States which are unfortunately beyond the scope of this chapter (for a review, see e.g.,

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Obesity, body image, and eating disorders in ethnically diverse children and adolescents.

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Hayden²,

Wilfley³

2001

Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment.

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Nutrition and cancer among American Indians and Alaska natives

Byers¹

1996

Cancer

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BACKGROUND More than a third of all cancers in the United States are thought to be attributable to various nutritional factors, and major changes in nutrition have been experienced by American Indians and Alaska Natives in the past century. METHODS The published literature was reviewed to summarize the relationship between diet and cancer, to summarize what is known about the past and current diet of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and to consider whether nutrition might play a role in their current or future risk of cancer. RESULTS Epidemiologic studies show a consistent pattern of lower risk for cancers of the colon and lung among those who eat larger amounts of fruits and vegetables and higher risk for cancers of the colon and prostate for those who eat larger amounts of fat. Limited data indicate that the diets of American Indians and Alaska natives are similar to the current average American diet, that is, high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables. CONCLUSIONS Diet is an important factor for several major cancers. Although the cancer rates among many Native American groups are currently lower than among non‐native Americans, they seem to be increasing. Cancer rates among Native Alaskans are already much higher than for non‐native Americans. Nutrition‐related cancers are likely to increase in the future among Native Americans as a result of past changes in diet. However, Native Americans may have a stronger cultural basis than do non‐native Americans to adopt traditional principles of the value of good foods and physical activity to achieve future nutritional improvements to reduce cancer risk. Cancer 1996;78:1612‐6.

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Nutrition and cancer among American Indians and Alaska natives

Byers

1996

Cancer

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Anthropometric measurements and dietary intakes of Cherokee Indian teenagers in North Carolina

Cited by 35 publications

References 16 publications

Obesity, body image, and eating disorders in ethnically diverse children and adolescents.

Obesity, body image, and eating disorders in ethnically diverse children and adolescents.

Nutrition and cancer among American Indians and Alaska natives

Nutrition and cancer among American Indians and Alaska natives

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