Dietary acculturation and diet quality of hypertensive Korean Americans

Abstract

Dietary acculturation of immigrants is a common phenomenon regardless of the country from which they immigrate. Healthcare professionals should consider the advantages and disadvantages of dietary acculturation in health promotion for immigrants.

The association of religiosity with overweight/obese body mass index among Asian Indian immigrants in California

“…For example, Muslims may abstain from alcohol or avoid pork, and Hindus and Sikhs may eat only plant foods (Eliasi and Dwyer, 2002;Jonnalagadda and Diwan, 2002;Raymond and Sukhwant, 1990). However, as immigrants increase their exposure to Western cultural practices, they may adopt less healthy food choices found in their host country (Akresh, 2007;Batis et al, 2011;Guendelman et al, 2011;Kim et al, 2007;Lv and Cason, 2004). For Asian Indians, this may mean reduced intake of plant foods or altered meal patterns that may increase risk for overweight/obesity and obesity-related conditions (Garduno-Diaz and Khokhar, 2012;Garduño-Diaz and Khokhar, 2012;Karim et al, 1986;Raj et al, 1999).…”

Factors Predicting Sodium Intake of Korean Americans with Type 2 Diabetes

“…Compared with native Koreans with T2DM, this sample tended to have lower sodium intake (mean = 3600.5 mg) than native Koreans (mean = 4910.2 mg) [41]. Although little is known about the association between length of stay in the U.S. as a proxy of acculturation and sodium intake, acculturation may influence amount of sodium intake since the more acculturated immigrants may be less likely to eat traditional Korean foods that contain relatively high amounts of sodium but also more likely to eat larger portions of processed foods with high amount of sodium based on previous studies [14, 42]. Only 32% of the participants consumed the recommended amount of <2300 mg per day of sodium, with 13.4% meeting the AHA recommended limit of 1500 mg/day.…”

“…Notwithstanding, studies on dietary sodium intake in KAs are scarce [13, 14], and to our best knowledge, there is none for KAs with T2DM. Therefore, further research is needed to determine sodium intake in KA and to identify predictive factors contributing to sodium intake, especially since excessive sodium intake in this vulnerable population increases the risk of disease progression.…”

Culturally Tailored Nutrition And Lifestyle Intervention Can Effectively Reduce The Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors In Korean Migrants Living In Australia

“…Korean-Americans showed greater consumption of fast-food compared to their counterparts in Korea [12]. Westernised diet has a strong association with high prevalence of lifestyle-related disease [11,13].…”