Living without My Foods: African Students' Eating Habits Compared to All in the United States of America

Autor/in	Noyongoyo, Boniface
Titel	Living without My Foods: African Students' Eating Habits Compared to All in the United States of America
Quelle	In: Higher Education Politics & Economics, 9 (2023) 2, S.2-21 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2577-7270
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Acculturation; Food; Eating Habits; Coping; College Students; Social Status; Cultural Influences; Place of Residence; Africa; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Akkulturation; Lebensmittel; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Bewältigung; Collegestudent; Sozialer Status; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Wohnort; Afrika; USA
Abstract	The current project measures international students' dietary acculturation challenges focusing on sub-Saharan Africans in the U.S. The analysis examines responses from 142 questionnaire respondents. Respondents filled out a self-administered survey that inquired about their eating practices in their country and since they moved to the U.S. Findings include the fact students choose their foods based on whenever and wherever they are available in markets near their locations and on time spent in the U.S. Newly arrived participants searched for already known produce. Meanwhile, those living in the U.S. for more than twenty-five months started the adaptation process through self-preparation meals or reliance on the recommendations of others. Students from Africa increased their intake of standard American foods unlike those from their homeland, such as pre-made meals and sweets as well as caffeine containing products but reduced the foods they grew up eating. Sub-Saharan students tended to shift their eating patterns even when foods from their home countries could be purchased in groceries near them. The analyses demonstrate eating adjustment as a consequence of the period lived in the USA, personal relationships, and food preferences from their country of origin. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01