“I Don't Make the Soups Anymore”: Pre- to Post-Migration Dietary and Lifestyle Changes Among Latinos Living in West-Central Florida

Himmelgreen, David; Daza, Nancy Romero; Cooper, Elizabeth; Martinez, Dinorah

doi:10.1080/03670240701486719

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“…Nevertheless, the differences in acculturation between the two groups were based on language use, and not on the cultural dimensions more likely to affect diet. The subtle differences between the younger and older Mexican-American women may be related to residence time in the USA, as shown in research that related acculturation to diet intake and changes in food availability and intake following migration (71,72) .…”

Section: Adequacy Components Of the Healthy Eating Index-2010mentioning

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Comparison and evaluation of dietary quality between older and younger Mexican-American women

Pignotti

Vega‐López

Keller

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To compare and evaluate the dietary quality of young and older sedentary Mexican-American women. Understanding key dietary concerns, while considering developmental transition periods and cultural relevance, can provide insight for developing appropriate nutrition interventions. Design: Cross-sectional dietary data were collected using unannounced 24 h diet recalls to assess nutrient intake adequacy (Estimated Average Requirement cut-point method) and dietary quality (Healthy Eating Index (HEI) 2010). Setting: Mujeres en Acción and Madres para la Salud, two community-based physical activity interventions. Subjects: Participants were 139 young (28 (SD 6) years) and 124 older (55 (SD 7) years) overweight/obese sedentary Mexican-American women (BMI = 25·0-35·0 kg/m 2 ) of low socio-economic status. Results: Older women consumed less Ca, Fe, folate, empty calories and energy from carbohydrate, but more fruit, vegetables, greens and beans, and fibre than younger women (all P < 0·05). Over 60 % of all participants had an intake below recommendations for fibre, Ca, vitamin E, vitamin C and folate. Both groups had low total HEI-2010 scores (62 for older and 63 for younger women; NS), with 57 % of older and 48 % of younger women classified as having a poor diet. Conclusions: Despite differences in nutrient requirements according to developmental transition periods (childbearing v. perimenopausal), overall, older and younger Mexican-American women generally had low-quality diets and may benefit from dietary quality improvement.

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Section: Adequacy Components Of the Healthy Eating Index-2010mentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison and evaluation of dietary quality between older and younger Mexican-American women

Pignotti

Vega‐López

Keller

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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“…From a theory-building perspective, studies that compare two or more populations will likely generate the most insight into how and why food insecurity impacts health and wellbeing, and how individual, household, and community-level variables promote or erode food security. Some populations that would be of particular interest to USbased anthropologists and where excellent foundational work exists include studies on drug users (e.g., Himmelgreen et al, 1998), homeless persons (e.g., Smith and Richards, 2008), migrants (e.g., Quandt et al, 2006;Himmelgreen et al, 2007;Patil et al, 2010), unemployed and underemployed, and the elderly (e.g., Quandt and Rao, 1999;Wolfe and Frongillo, 2003). These latter two populations might be particularly interesting giving global economic and demographic trends.…”

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Coping and the biosocial consequences of food insecurity in the 21st century

Hadley

Crooks

2012

American J Phys Anthropol

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Food security occurs when all members of a household have reliable access to food in sufficient quantity and quality to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Given the important biological and social value of food for humans, food and food sufficiency have been traditional topics of study among biological anthropologists. The focus on food insecurity, however, has emerged within the past two decades and recent global events, including the food crisis of 2007/2008, have led to renewed interests in the topic of food insecurity and wellbeing. Here, we review current and novel threats to food security, current thinking on measurement and definitions, and then outline a model that links food insecurity to coping strategies and then to health outcomes. We suggest that coping strategies are typically context-specific and can be food and nonfood based. We further suggest that coping strategies may impact health quite broadly, not just through nutritional pathways. We then review available data on the relationship between food insecurity and nutritional status, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and mental health. Our review highlights the far reaching consequences of food insecurity for human wellbeing but also the considerable variability in its effect and our limited empirical knowledge of the pathways through which food insecurity impacts health. We conclude by offering thoughts on how biological anthropologists might contribute to growing our understanding of food insecurity and human health and wellbeing. Yrbk Phys Anthropol 55:72-94, 2012. V

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“…Les transformations des modèles alimentaires à la suite de la migration sont des phénomènes d'un grand intérêt sur le plan de la connaissance de la diversité culturelle, de la santé publique et de la transformation des identités individuelles et collectives . L'analyse de ces transformations nous permet de saisir les mutations auxquelles est en proie la cellule familiale des immigrants, ainsi que les impacts de ces mutations sur les valeurs, les pratiques et les représentations sous-jacentes aux institutions familiales (Foner 1997;Himmelgreen et al 2007;Ziegler 1977).…”

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“…Les dimensions de la sociabilité, du symbolique, de l'identité, de la normativité et de la transmission prennent toutefois une signification toute particulière pour des individus issus de la migration. Ces derniers sont en effet souvent confrontés à la difficulté de se procurer et de préparer les aliments familiers, tout en entrant en contact avec le modèle alimentaire dominant qui infléchit leurs repères, leurs pratiques et leurs représentations de l'alimentation (Calvo 1982;Harbottle 1997;Himmelgreen et al 2007;Renzaho et Burns 2006). Ces transformations vont donner lieu à des processus de résolution (ou de régulation) des conflits entre deux systè-mes de normes : un système intériorisé du pays d'origine qui dicte « ce qui doit être fait », et un système dont les dispositions sont progressivement acquises (ou du moins apprises) au cours de la socialisation et de l'adaptation à un nouvel environnement socioculturel.…”

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Du tajine à la poutine

Girard¹,

Sercia²

2010

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Résumé Cet article porte sur les pratiques et représentations alimentaires ainsi que sur leurs processus de transformation, chez des populations migrantes issues du Maghreb et vivant à Montréal. Il relate les résultats d’entrevues de groupes réalisées auprès d’élèves de troisième cycle du primaire et de premier cycle du secondaire et auprès de leurs parents. Cette étude s’inscrit dans la continuité des recherches de Pierre Sercia (2007, 2004) portant sur l’intégration sociale des élèves fréquentant les écoles ethnoreligieuses. Les processus de transformations des pratiques alimentaires sont présentés comme des phénomènes de créolisation dans un espace social alimentaire multiculturel caractérisé par des logiques d’intégration, de fusion et de différenciation.

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“I Don't Make the Soups Anymore”: Pre- to Post-Migration Dietary and Lifestyle Changes Among Latinos Living in West-Central Florida

Cited by 45 publications

References 15 publications

Comparison and evaluation of dietary quality between older and younger Mexican-American women

Comparison and evaluation of dietary quality between older and younger Mexican-American women

Coping and the biosocial consequences of food insecurity in the 21st century

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