Predictors of Obesity in Latino Children: Acculturation as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Body Mass Index Percentile

Buscemi, Joanna; Beech, Bettina M.; Relyea, George

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“…13 Research has revealed the importance of generational status and acculturation of the adolescent and family on nutritional intake, quality of food choices, food preparation, obesity status, and food insecurity. [14][15][16][17] However, to our knowledge, no published study has captured adolescents' navigation through these unique cultural and developmental struggles in their own words.…”

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A Qualitative Study of the Day-to-Day Lives of Obese Mexican-American Adolescent Females

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Obesity is a growing concern for Mexican-American adolescents, with both behavioral and cultural variables that are related to the increasing trend. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:These results highlight a patientcentered view of the emotional and physical burden of obesity in female Mexican-American adolescents, the families' personal struggles with weight-related conditions, and the challenge of balancing family needs with those specific to the adolescent. abstract OBJECTIVE: In an effort to develop more effective weight-loss interventions, this study examined the daily experiences and personal struggles of Mexican-American adolescent females with morbid obesity.METHODS: Twenty self-identified, morbidly obese Mexican-American adolescent females and their families were interviewed about their food choices, personal and family barriers to weight loss, sources of support, previous weight-loss experience, and weight-related beliefs. Qualitative responses were coded by using framework analysis. RESULTS:Four themes emerged from the adolescent and family responses: the impact of normal adolescent development, multiple sources of excess calories, the physical and emotional burden of excess weight for the adolescent, and the magnitude of the family' s personal struggle with weight management. Multiple subthemes were also identified. CONCLUSIONS:Responses by the adolescents and their families highlighted the intersection of adolescence and Mexican-American culture and the daily challenges of obesity. Recommendations for providers include incorporating knowledge of adolescent development and culturally sensitive care into treatment recommendations. Pediatrics

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A Qualitative Study of the Day-to-Day Lives of Obese Mexican-American Adolescent Females

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“…Moreover, Latinos were described as being ignorant about biomedical knowledge and having larger than normal body ideals that combined unfavorably with increased "acculturation" to mainstream U.S. lifestyles (for examples, see Buscemi et al, 2011, Cachelin et al, 2006, Chamorro and Flores-Ortiz, 2000, Fitzgerald, 2010, Gomel and Zamora, 2007, Gordon-Larsen et al, 2003, Matheson et al, 2006, Perez-Escamilla, 2009and Sussner et al, 2008. Latinos were also subject to the general stereotypes that apply to all fat people in the U.S.: they were widely seen as lazy, irresponsible, and a drain on social services (Chavez, 2008(Chavez, , 2012.…”

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“…These women served as key informants on the lived experience of food insecurity. Many studies, particularly from the field of public health, have framed obesity as a diet-related health condition with possible links to food insecurity (e.g., Buscemi et al 2011;Gundersen et al 2008;Kaiser et al 2004;Pearce et al 2009;Townsend et al 2001); the food assistance programs observed by Carney prominently featured concerns about obesity. Carney recruited key informants through health and human service organizations in Santa Barbara County, and she collected data through semi-structured and life history interviews, dietary surveys, participant observation, and focus groups.…”

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Bad Biocitizens?: Latinos and the US "Obesity Epidemic"

Greenhalgh

Carney

2014

Human Organization

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Abstract:For 15 years now the U.S. has been facing an "obesity epidemic" that, according to the dominant narrative, is harming the nation by worsening the health burden, raising health costs, and undermining productivity. Much of the responsibility is laid at the foot of blacks and Latinos, who have higher levels of obesity. Latinos have provoked particular concern because of their rising numbers. Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Campaign is now targeting Latinos. Like the national anti-obesity campaign, it locates the problem in ignorance and calls on the Latino community to "own" the issue and take personal responsibility for embracing healthier beliefs and behaviors. In this article we argue that this dominant approach to Latino obesity is misguided and even damaging because it ignores both the politicaleconomic sources of minority obesity and the political-moral dynamics of biocitizenship in which the obesity issue is playing out. Drawing on two sets of ethnographic data on Latino immigrants and U.S.-born Latinos in southern California, we show that Latinos already "own" the obesity issue; far from ignorant, as members of a biocitizen society they are fully aware of the importance of a healthy diet, exercise, and normal weight. What prevents them from becoming proper thin, fit biocitizens is structural barriers associated with migration and assimilation into the low-wage sector of the American economy. Failure to create the normative body has led them to internalize the identity of bad citizens, assume personal responsibility for their failure, naturalize the conditions for this failure, and feel that they deserve this fate. We argue that the blaming of minorities for the obesity epidemic constitutes a form of symbolic violence that furthers what Berlant calls the "slow death" of structurally vulnerable populations, even as it deepens their health risks by failing to address the fundamental sources of their higher weights. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:The authors would like to thank UC MEXUS for providing a dissertation research grant to conduct Carney's fieldwork, the participants in both projects, and the Comparative Border Studies Institute at Arizona State University for supporting Carney during the write-up of this article. We are also indebted to the two anonymous reviewers for offering additional valuable insights during the development of this article.

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“…Finally, the socioeconomic status and level of food insecurity of an adolescent athlete’s family can impact food choices available in the home [25] and thus, the energy and nutrient intake of the adolescent athletes. To our knowledge, no study has considered the economic status of the athlete’s family when examining their nutritional status, or their sport nutrition knowledge, behaviors or beliefs.…”

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Sport Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors and Beliefs of High School Soccer Players

Manore

Patton-López

et al. 2017

Nutrients

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For adolescent athletes (14–18 years), data on sport nutrition knowledge, behaviors and beliefs are limited, especially based on sex, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. High school soccer players (n = 535; 55% female; 51% White, 41% Latino; 41% National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participants (80% Latino)) completed two questionnaires (demographic/health history and sport nutrition). The sport nutrition knowledge score was 45.6% with higher scores in NSLP-Whites vs. NSLP-Latinos (p < 0.01). Supplement knowledge differed by sex (16% lower in females; p = 0.047) and race/ethnicity (33% lower in Latinos; p < 0.001). Breakfast consumption was 57%; females ate breakfast less (50%) than males (60%; p < 0.001); NSLP-participants ate breakfast less (47%) than non-NSLP (62%; p < 0.001). Supplement use was 46%, with Latinos using more supplements than Whites do (p = 0.016). Overall, 30% used protein shakes, with females using less than males (p = 0.02), while use was twice as likely in Latino vs. White (p = 0.03). Overall, 45% reported their nutrient requirements were different from non-athlete peers. Latinos were less likely (p = 0.03) to report that their diet met nutritional requirements, but more than twice as likely to report that nutritional supplements were necessary for training (p < 0.001). Adolescent athletes, especially females and Latinos, would benefit from sport nutrition education that enhances food selection skills for health and sport performance.

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Predictors of Obesity in Latino Children: Acculturation as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Body Mass Index Percentile

Cited by 60 publications

References 21 publications

A Qualitative Study of the Day-to-Day Lives of Obese Mexican-American Adolescent Females

A Qualitative Study of the Day-to-Day Lives of Obese Mexican-American Adolescent Females

Bad Biocitizens?: Latinos and the US "Obesity Epidemic"

Sport Nutrition Knowledge, Behaviors and Beliefs of High School Soccer Players

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