Feeding Practices and Lifestyle Changes after Migration: Perceptions of First Generation Latinas Living in an Emerging Community
| Autor: | Karen M. Tabb, Yvette Castañeda, Maria Pineros-Leano, Janet M. Liechty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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education.field_of_study
Latin Americans media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Population Sample (statistics) Adult obesity Biochemistry First generation Geography Foreign born Perception Genetics sense organs skin and connective tissue diseases education Molecular Biology Biotechnology Demography media_common |
| Zdroj: | The FASEB Journal. 31 |
| ISSN: | 1530-6860 0892-6638 |
| DOI: | 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.445.7 |
| Popis: | Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the United States (US). Currently, Latinos make up 17.3% of the total US population and 49% are foreign born. After migration to the US, Latinos face a myriad of changes to which they need to adapt quickly. Some of the changes have health consequences, such as changes in feeding practices that have contributed to the high rates of childhood and adult obesity in this population. Although there is substantial research on lifestyle changes among Latinos, little research has been conducted in the Midwest, particularly in new growth communities that have experienced a significant influx of Latino immigrants in recent decades. The purpose of this study was to better understand Latina mothers’ perceptions of how their family feeding practices changed after they migrated to the U.S and how living in a new growth community played a role. A total of 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of immigrant mothers from Latin American countries who ... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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