Development of scales to measure dietary acculturation among Chinese-Americans and Chinese-Canadians
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 1 May 2001
Jessie A. Satia, Ruth E. Patterson, Alan R. Kristal, T. Gregory Hislop, Yutaka Yasui, Vicky Taylor
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Developing simple scales to measure a Chinese immigrant's adoption of Western eating patterns (dietary acculturation) is an important component of nutrition education, interventions, and counseling in these populations.
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Nutrition programs for immigrant/minority groups may be more effective if they are tailored to level of dietary acculturation. Therefore, the ability to accurately assess dietary acculturation is an important component of nutrition education, interventions, and counseling in these populations.
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