Migrant Farmworker Nutritional Strategies: Implications for Diabetes Management
| Autor: | Thomas A. Arcury, Anna Jensen, Kenya Miles, Hannah T Kinzer, Sara A. Quandt, Haiying Chen, Augusta Groeschel-Johnson, Heather O’Hara |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Adolescent Article Food Supply 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes management Diabetes mellitus Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires Mexican Americans medicine Diabetes Mellitus North Carolina Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Cooking Aged Transients and Migrants 030505 public health Farmers business.industry Self-Management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Chronic disease Food Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Popis: | Diabetes is a chronic disease prevalent in Hispanic/Latino adults, including migrant farmworkers in the US. Its management requires that individuals follow dietary guidelines, which may be difficult for migrant farmworkers due to work and environmental constraints. This analysis is designed to explore potential barriers to and supports for migrant farmworkers' practice of effective dietary self-management.Interviews were conducted with 200 Latino migrant farmworkers in North Carolina, including workers with and without diabetes, recruited at housing sites throughout the 2017 agricultural season. The survey instrument included questions designed to elucidate how workers obtain food, prepare and consume food, and maintain food security.Most purchased food is obtained once per week at large grocery stores, with most farmworkers depending on others for transportation. Less than 1 in 5 supplement with garden produce and food from food pantries, farmers markets, and hunting and fishing. About half of lunches and a quarter of dinners are purchased from vendors or other commercial sources. More than 2 in 5 workers report they have to compromise on or lack control of meal content. About 1 in 5 report issues with food security.The food-related practices of farmworkers would require change to accommodate effective dietary self-management of diabetes. Greater use of sources of fresh produce and other nutrient-dense foods, coupled with greater control over meal content and cooking techniques would be needed. While some accommodations could be encouraged through education, others would require policy change in housing or access to community resources. |
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