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US Acculturation Is Associated with Health Behaviors and Obesity, but not Their Change, with a Hotel-Based Intervention among Asian-Pacific Islanders
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 112Issue 5p649–656Published online: April 25, 2012
- Rachel Novotny
- Chuhe Chen
- Andrew E. Williams
- Cheryl L. Albright
- Claudio R. Nigg
- Caryn E.S. Oshiro
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 18
Immigration to the United States has been associated with obesity, yet the relationship of acculturation to obesity and energy balance (ie, physical activity/dietary intake) in adults is a complex issue. Limited longitudinal data are available on immigrant Asians and Pacific Islanders.