Dietary Acculturation among Latinos of Mexican Descent

Romero-Gwynn, Eunice; Gwynn, Douglas B.; Grivetti, Louis E.; McDonald, Roger B.; Stanford, G; Turner, Barbara F.; West, Estella; Williamson, Eunice

doi:10.1097/00017285-199307000-00003

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“…However, these traditional patterns are changing with the migration process (3,55,56), and globalization. Studies in Mexico show an increased availability of inexpensive calorie-dense foods in rural and urban areas (57).…”

Section: Dietary Patternmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lara et al (105), in a study of acculturation and Latino health, found that the effect of acculturation is complex. In some areas, dietary practice outcomes worsen with acculturation (2,3,55,56,63,(107)(108)(109), while in others acculturation has a positive effect upon diet (11,66,67,68). With the intent to measure acculturation we evaluated language use at home.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Study of Dietary Patterns in the Mexican-American Population and Their Association with Obesity

Carrera

Gao

Tucker³

2007

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

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Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate that the trend toward increasing overweight and obesity among MexicanAmericans is continuing. This large population subgroup has a high prevalence of obesity and associated chronic conditions. Ethnic groups have different dietary patterns based on their geographical locations and various cultural influences. We examined the dietary patterns of Mexican-Americans and their association with total and central obesity. We hypothesized that Mexican-American adults following a traditional diet would have a lower prevalence of obesity than those following a more typically American diet. Data from the NHANES 2001-2002 included 835 adults, aged 18 and older. Dietary patterns were defined by cluster analysis of food group variables, expressed as percentage contribution to total energy intake. Obesity was assessed by body mass index (BMI, kg/m²) and central obesity by waist circumference. We defined four dietary patterns, each named after the food groups that were most predominant relative to the other clusters: poultry and alcohol, baked products, traditional foodstuffs (such as tacos, tortillas, etc.), and meat. Surprisingly, we did not identify a "healthy pattern" group in this population, as has been generally observed in other ethnic groups. Contrary to our hypothesis, the traditional diet pattern was associated with higher values of BMI and waist circumference. More details on possible changes within the traditional pattern associated with availability of foods and industrialization, including use of fast food vs. home-prepared Mexican foods, are needed to better understand the observed association with obesity.

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A Study of Dietary Patterns in the Mexican-American Population and Their Association with Obesity

Carrera

Gao

Tucker³

2007

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

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“…Understanding acculturation as a potential explanation for the increased risk of obesity among migrants is paramount because migration and the process of acculturation are closely linked and associated with health outcomes, stress and coping strategies, family cohesiveness and subsequent health gains, dietary practices and eating disorders, cultural differences in the preference for participation in medical decision making and utilization of primary health care. [5][6][7][8][9] However, it has been difficult to compare acculturation studies due to the use of different measures. Some studies have used surrogate measures of acculturation such as length of stay 10,11 (a measure that does not take into account pre-immigration history), family values and health practices or changes in food habits and dietary practices.…”

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Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia

2008

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Background: Migrants from developing to developed countries rapidly develop more obesity than the host population. While the effects of socio-economic status on obesity are well established, the influence of cultural factors, including acculturation, is not known. Objective: To examine the association between acculturation and obesity and its risk factors among African migrant children in Australia. Design and participants: A cross-sectional study using a non-probability sample of 3-to 12-year-old sub-Saharan African migrant children. A bidimensional model of strength of affiliation with African and Australian cultures was used to divide the sample into four cultural orientations: traditional (African), assimilated (Australian), integrated (both) and marginalized (neither). Main outcome measures: Body mass index (BMI), leisure-time physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SBs) and energy density of food. Results: In all, 18.4% (95% confidence interval (CI): 14-23%) were overweight and 8.6% (95% CI: 6-12%) were obese. After adjustment for confounders, integrated (b ¼ 1.1; Po0.05) and marginalized (b ¼ 1.4; Po0.01) children had higher BMI than traditional children. However, integrated children had significantly higher time engaged in both PA (b ¼ 46.9, Po0.01) and SBs (b ¼ 43.0, Po0.05) than their traditional counterparts. In comparison with traditional children, assimilated children were more sedentary (b ¼ 57.5, Po0.01) while marginalization was associated with increased consumption of energy-dense foods (b ¼ 42.0, Po0.05). Conclusions: Maintenance of traditional orientation was associated with lower rates of obesity and SBs. Health promotion programs and frameworks need to be rooted in traditional values and habits to maintain and reinforce traditional dietary and PA habits, as well as identify the marginalized clusters and address their needs.

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“…Higher consumption of corn masa flour products among less acculturated Mexican Americans could be the result of having similar eating patterns to their native culture, which relies heavily on corn masa flour products such as corn tortillas (14) . Mexican Americans who are more acculturated may be more likely to have eating patterns that are more similar to the dominant US culture, which relies less heavily on corn masa flour products (30)(31)(32) .…”

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Modelling fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid and the potential impact on Mexican-American women with lower acculturation

Hamner

Tinker

Flores

et al. 2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Hispanics with lower acculturation may be at higher risk for neural tube defects compared with those with higher acculturation due to lower total folic acid intake or other undetermined factors. Modelling has indicated that fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid could selectively target Mexican Americans more than other race/ethnicities. We assessed whether fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid could selectively increase folic acid intake among Mexican-American women with lower acculturation, as indicated by specific factors (language preference, country of origin, time living in the USA). Design: We used dietary intake and dietary supplement data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2008, to estimate the amount of additional total folic acid that could be consumed if products considered to contain corn masa flour were fortified at 140 mg of folic acid per 100 g of corn masa flour. Setting: USA. Subjects: Non-pregnant women aged 15-44 years (n 5369). Results: Mexican-American women who reported speaking Spanish had a relative percentage change in usual daily total folic acid intake of 30?5 (95 % CI 27?8, 33?4) %, compared with 8?3 (95 % CI 7?3, 9?4) % for Mexican-American women who reported speaking English. We observed similar results for other acculturation factors.

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Dietary Acculturation among Latinos of Mexican Descent

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A Study of Dietary Patterns in the Mexican-American Population and Their Association with Obesity

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Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia

Modelling fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid and the potential impact on Mexican-American women with lower acculturation

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