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Questioning the Dietary Acculturation Paradox: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Relationship between Food and Ethnic Identity in a Group of Mexican-American Women
Epidemiological studies have described an “acculturation paradox.” Increased acculturation to the United States is associated with increased consumption of dietary fat and decreased consumption of fruits/vegetables.Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in the Research and Promotion of Native and Cultural Foods
In this issue of the Journal, Lopez-Romero and colleagues reported the physiological effects of ingestion of the native Mexican cactus plant (nopal, Opuntia ficus indica) on selected metabolic parameters in both healthy Mexicans and those with type 2 diabetes.1 This research editorial will discuss four topics of interest in the area of native and cultural foods: the central role they play in immigrant diets, the effect of decreased intake with globalization and acculturation, the value of identifying key foods that may contribute to a healthy lifestyle within a culture, and the need for carefully conducted studies of native cultural foods to provide evidence-based findings in the area of alternative and complementary nutrition.US Acculturation Is Associated with Health Behaviors and Obesity, but not Their Change, with a Hotel-Based Intervention among Asian-Pacific Islanders
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.
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