Asian students change their eating patterns after living in the United States
Asian students change their eating patterns after living in the United States
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DOI：
10.1016/s0002-8223(99)00016-4
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发表时间：
1999-01-01
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通讯作者：
Huffman, F
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作者：
Pan, YL;Dixon, Z;Huffman, F
Objective.收集亚洲学生移民美国前后饮食模式变化的信息。一份调查问卷被设计成从72项食物清单中收集有关背景、饮食习惯变化和食物消费频率的信息，并邮寄给受试者。潜在的参与者是在中国、台湾、香港、日本或韩国出生的当地大学和专科学校的学生，年龄在18岁或以上。要求所有受试者在研究开始前已在美国居住至少3个月。问卷被邮寄给120名潜在的参与者。配对t检验用于确定移民美国前后受试者的饮食模式和食物消费频率的差异。共收回问卷71份。由于其中8份问卷的信息缺失，分析中只使用了63份问卷，答复率为53%。每天只吃两顿饭的学生人数显著增加; 29名（46%）受访者因为学校的时间表而不吃早餐。尽管零食消费的频率没有显着变化，但大多数受访者（n = 46; 73%）消费更多的咸味和甜味零食。受试者外出就餐的频率较低，但他们外出就餐时会选择更多的美式快餐。移民到美国后，脂肪/甜食、乳制品和水果的消费量显著增加，肉类/肉类替代品和蔬菜的消费量显著减少。这项研究的结果可能是有用的营养从业者，因为他们观察亚洲移民的饮食模式的变化。这些卫生专业人员可以利用这些信息为亚洲群体规划营养教育计划，使他们能够在适应新的饮食模式方面做出明智的决定，并在新的环境中做出明智的食物选择。帮助亚洲移民保留其原籍国的健康饮食习惯，并鼓励他们选择新文化中营养良好的饮食模式是很重要的。
Objective. To collect information on changes in dietary patterns among Asian students before and after immigration to the United States.Design. A questionnaire designed to collect information about background, changes in food habits, and frequency of food consumption from a 72-item food list was mailed to subjects.Subjects/setting. Potential participants were students of local universities and junior colleges who were born in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, or Korea and were aged 18 years or older. All subjects were required to have been residing in the United States for at least 3 months before the start of the study. Questionnaires were mailed to 120 potential participants.Statistical analysis. Paired t tests were used to determine differences in eating patterns and frequency of food consumption of subjects before and after immigrating to the United States.Results. Seventy-one questionnaires were returned. Because of missing information on 8 of these questionnaires, only 63 were used in the analysis, which gave a response rate of 53%. The number of students consuming only 2 meals per day increased significantly; 29 (46%) respondents skipped breakfast because of their school schedules. Despite no significant change in the frequency of snack consumption, a majority (n = 46; 73%) of the respondents were consuming more salty and sweet snack items. Subjects were eating out less often, but they were selecting more American-style fast foods when they did eat out. Significant increases were noted in consumption of fats/sweets, dairy products, and fruits, and significant decreases were noted in the consumption of meat/ meat alternatives and vegetables after immigration to the United States.Applications/conclusions. Results of this study could be useful to dietetics practitioners as they observe changes in dietary patterns of Asian immigrants. These health professionals can use this information to plan nutrition education programs for Asian groups so that they can make informed decisions in adapting to new eating patterns and make wise food choices in their new environment. It is important to help Asian immigrants retain healthful food habits from their original country and to encourage them to choose eating patterns of the new culture that are nutritionally sound.