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Gender, acculturation, food patterns, and overweight in Korean immigrants
Sunitha Jasti1, Chang Hyun Lee, Colleen Doak
1Department of Family, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Queens College of City University of New York, Flushing, NY, USA. sunitha.jasti@qc.cuny.edu
Objective:
To describe acculturation, food patterns, overweight, and gender differences among Korean immigrants in the United States.
Methods:
A cross-sectional exploratory survey assessed acculturation, food frequencies, and weight status of 195 Korean immigrants.
Results:
Acculturated Korean immigrants (score ≥2.5) were more likely to consume both healthy and unhealthy US foods. Acculturation was not associated with overweight. Men were more likely to be acculturated (OR=2.46; CI=1.26-4.79) and overweight (OR=5.08; CI=2.37-10.90) than women. Moreover, overweight men reported more frequent consumption of fast foods, hot dogs (OR=2.92;CI=1.18-7.22), and tacos (OR=4.12;CI=1.60-10.62) than did nonoverweight men.
Conclusion:
Dietary interventions in Korean immigrants should take gender differences in acculturation and food patterns into account.
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