DIETARY-INTAKE AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN - GENERATIONAL-DIFFERENCES AND A COMPARISON WITH WHITE NON-HISPANIC WOMEN

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作者
GUENDELMAN, S
ABRAMS, B
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,SCH PUBL HLTH,PUBL HLTH NUTR PROGRAM,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,SCH PUBL HLTH,PROGRAM EPIDEMIOL,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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D O I
10.2105/AJPH.85.1.20
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objectives. Although Mexican Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. This study examined whether the nutrient intake of second-generation Mexican-American women of childbearing age deteriorates compared with that of first-generation Mexican-American women and approximates that of White non-Hispanic women. Methods. Data on the absolute and relative intake of eight nutrients were obtained from a 24-hour recall and compared among 475 first-generation and 898 second-generation Mexican-American women, and among 2326 White non-Hispanic women. Results. Although first-generation Mexican-American women were of lower socioeconomic status than were second-generation or White non-Hispanic women, they had a higher average intake of protein; vitamins A, C, and folic acid; and calcium than the other two groups. Whereas the mean adequacy ratio of the eight nutrients studied was highest in first-generation Mexican women, it was lowest in their second-generation counterparts. Conclusions. First-generation Mexican women stand a markedly lower risk of eating a poor diet than second-generation Mexican women, whose nutrient intake resembles that of White non-Hispanic women.
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