<i>Dietary habits and health beliefs</i>Of Chinese Canadians

Kwok, Stephanie; Mann, Linda; Wong, Kwan Chui; Blum, Ilya

doi:10.3148/70.2.2009.73

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“…It is not surprising to find that children's dietary preferences dominate these Chinese families’ food patterns including the maintenance of Chinese dishes and the adoption of American foods (Lv & Brown, 2010). These interesting phenomena revealed from our study provided further evidence to support the importance of food and eating in Chinese immigrant families (Kwok, Mann, Wong, & Blum, 2009), and the need to investigate whether these culturally-emphasized practices are protective or risk factors for young children's health in future research.…”

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A cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers' feeding practices. A qualitative study

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Differences in parental feeding practices revealed across and within different ethnic/ cultural groups indicate that cultural examinations of feeding practices in understudied non-European-American populations require urgent attention. China ranks as the second largest source country for children in foreign-born U.S. households. Contrary to the stereotype of slender Asians, Chinese-American young children are at high risk for obesity but have not received sufficient attention from researchers and practitioners dealing with parental feeding practices and childhood obesity. The present study aimed to understand food-related parenting practices among Chinese immigrants in the U.S. using qualitative focus groups. Twenty-two mothers with preschool aged children participated in a discussion regarding parent-child food-related interactions and feeding practices. A thematic approach was adopted to analyze the focus group data following five stages of framework analysis. Thirteen key themes of feeding practices were identified, including 9 that are in existing feeding measures (pre-exiting practices) and 4 practices that have not been documented or emphasized in previous feeding measures (culturally-emphasized practices), including regulating healthy routines and food energy, spoon-feeding, using social comparison to pressure the child to eat, and making an effort to prepare/cook specific foods. Through the use of an emic approach and meaning-centered evidence, the complexities of parent-child interactions and unique nuances of parental feeding in this understudied population were revealed. Our findings can guide future development of culturally-appropriate measurement and inform intervention programs to promote the healthy development of Chinese-American children.

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A cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers' feeding practices. A qualitative study

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“…Lack of knowledge regarding nutrition information provided by the Canadian government and unfamiliarity with Canadian foods and cooking techniques were reported as factors contributing to the reluctance of Chinese and Indian immigrant women to prepare Western foods [18, 40, 41]. Changes due to living environment, availability of foods, and lifestyle factors such as urbanization and language barriers have also been shown to impede the Punjabi women’s efforts to maintain their traditional dietary practices.…”

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Acculturation and Nutritional Health of Immigrants in Canada: A Scoping Review

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et al. 2013

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Although recent immigrants to Canada are healthier than Canadian born (i.e., the Healthy Immigrant Effect), they experience a deterioration in their health status which is partly due to transitions in dietary habits. Since pathways to these transitions are under-documented, this scoping review aims to identify knowledge gaps and research priorities related to immigrant nutritional health. A total of 49 articles were retrieved and reviewed using electronic databases and a stakeholder consultation was undertaken to consolidate findings. Overall, research tends to confirm the Healthy Immigrant Effect and suggests that significant knowledge gaps in nutritional health persist, thereby creating a barrier to the advancement of health promotion and the achievement of maximum health equity. Five research priorities were identified including (1) risks and benefits associated with traditional/ethnic foods; (2) access and outreach to immigrants; (3) mechanisms and coping strategies for food security; (4) mechanisms of food choice in immigrant families; and (5) health promotion strategies that work for immigrant populations.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s10903-013-9823-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Regev-Tobias et al [ 8 ] reported that more than 80% of Ethiopian female immigrants living in Israel decreased their intake of fruits, vegetables and dairy products and increased the consumption of grains and simple sugar. However, other immigrant studies have reported positive changes in diet [ 9 10 11 ]. The high acculturation of Mongolians in Korea led to a higher intake of rice and vegetables, and a lower intake of potatoes, meat, and flour products compared with low acculturated Mongolian immigrants [ 10 ].…”

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“…The high acculturation of Mongolians in Korea led to a higher intake of rice and vegetables, and a lower intake of potatoes, meat, and flour products compared with low acculturated Mongolian immigrants [ 10 ]. Chinese immigrants decreased their fat intake after immigrating to Canada [ 9 ], and more than 50% of Chinese immigrants increased their fruit and vegetable consumption, and gained increased knowledge of healthy food habits [ 11 ].…”

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“…Such distressful situations for migrants can bring about changes in food consumption (higher energy density food intake such as snacks, lower intake of grains, and overall decreased food consumption [ 6 ]) and dietary habits (eating irregular meals and skipping breakfast [ 7 ]). In addition, many studies have reported that dietary patterns in immigrants change through acculturation [ 8 9 10 11 ] although this may not be related to stress.…”

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Associations of dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk parameters in Vietnamese female marriage immigrants in South Korea: The KoGES follow-up study

Yang

Kim

et al. 2016

Nutr Res Pract

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVESThis study was conducted to compare the overall changes in dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk parameters in Vietnamese marriage-based female immigrants over time.SUBJECTS/METHODSThe subjects of this study were 581 Vietnamese marriage-based female immigrants, who were recruited from local clinical centers in Korea. Baseline data were collected from 2006-2011 and the follow-up data were collected from 2012-2014. Dietary food intake was assessed by a 1-day 24-hour recall method.RESULTSCompared to the baseline, the mean body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure increased while the fasting blood sugar, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol decreased at follow-up. The total consumption of foods such as vegetables/fruits/seaweeds/mushrooms, oil and fat, and eggs decreased during the follow-up period, whereas the consumption of sugars, beverages and meats increased. Partial correlation between the rate of change [(Follow-up - Baseline) / Baseline × 100] in metabolic syndrome risk parameters and food intake after controlling for confounding factors showed that the waist circumference was positively correlated with either the total plant food intake (r = 0.1042, P = 0.0129) or the total food intake (r = 0.0880, P = 0.0359). The plasma levels of total cholesterol (r = -0.1918, P = 0.0289) and HDL-cholesterol (r = -0.1424, P = 0.0007) were negatively correlated with the percentage of total intake from plant food, and HDL-cholesterol levels were positively correlated with the intake of total animal food (r = 0.0980, P = 0.0217). The serum C-reactive protein levels were positively correlated with the total intake of animal food (r = 0.2374, P < 0.0001) or the percentage of total intake from animal food (r = 0.1346, P = 0.0016).CONCLUSIONSThese results suggest that the change rate of dietary intake such as total plant food or animal food is associated with the change rates of metabolic syndrome risk parameters.

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Dietary habits and health beliefsOf Chinese Canadians

Abstract: This is the first study to apply a THB grouping for Chinese Canadians. Results will provide an important basis for nutrition interventions to encourage immigrants to make healthy food choices, using both traditional and Western foods.

Cited by 27 publications

References 24 publications

A cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers' feeding practices. A qualitative study

A cultural understanding of Chinese immigrant mothers' feeding practices. A qualitative study

Acculturation and Nutritional Health of Immigrants in Canada: A Scoping Review

Associations of dietary intake and metabolic syndrome risk parameters in Vietnamese female marriage immigrants in South Korea: The KoGES follow-up study

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