Food Insecurity: Its Relationship to Dietary Intake and Body Weight among Somali Refugee Women in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Dharod, Jigna M.; Croom, Jamar E.; Sady, Christine G.
Titel	Food Insecurity: Its Relationship to Dietary Intake and Body Weight among Somali Refugee Women in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 45 (2013) 1, S.47-53 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2012.03.006
Schlagwörter	Females; Refugees; Family Structure; Nutrition; Obesity; Security (Psychology); Food; Body Composition; Correlation; Eating Habits; Case Studies; Sampling; Afro Asiatic Languages; Land Settlement; Cultural Influences; Prediction; Somalia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Flüchtling; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ernährung; Adipositas; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Lebensmittel; Korrelation; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Siedlungsraum; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Vorhersage; USA
Abstract	Objective: To examine the association between food insecurity, dietary intake, and body mass index among Somali refugee women living in the United States. Methods: Cross-sectional study utilizing the snowball sampling method. Results: Most (67%) participants experienced some level of food insecurity, which was common among recent arrivals and those who spoke only Somali at home (P less than 0.05). Intake of meat and eggs was higher, whereas intake of fruits and vegetables was lower, among food insecure than secure participants. Food insecurity was positively related to overweight and obesity (odds ratio: 2.66; confidence interval: 1.25-5.69; P less than 0.01). Conclusions and Implications: Somali refugees experienced high levels of food insecurity upon resettlement. Poor dietary habits and the high overweight/obesity rate among insecure families call for future research in understanding what role family structure, cultural norms, and food preference play in predicting food security and dietary habits among Somali and overall African refugees in the United States. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10