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Markoulli M, Ahmad S, Arcot J, Arita R, Benitez-Del-Castillo J, Caffery B, Downie LE, Edwards K, Flanagan J, Labetoulle M, Misra SL, Mrugacz M, Singh S, Sheppard J, Vehof J, Versura P, Willcox MDP, Ziemanski J, Wolffsohn JS. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of nutrition on the ocular surface. Ocul Surf 2023; 29:226-271. [PMID: 37100346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Nutrients, required by human bodies to perform life-sustaining functions, are obtained from the diet. They are broadly classified into macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and water. All nutrients serve as a source of energy, provide structural support to the body and/or regulate the chemical processes of the body. Food and drinks also consist of non-nutrients that may be beneficial (e.g., antioxidants) or harmful (e.g., dyes or preservatives added to processed foods) to the body and the ocular surface. There is also a complex interplay between systemic disorders and an individual's nutritional status. Changes in the gut microbiome may lead to alterations at the ocular surface. Poor nutrition may exacerbate select systemic conditions. Similarly, certain systemic conditions may affect the uptake, processing and distribution of nutrients by the body. These disorders may lead to deficiencies in micro- and macro-nutrients that are important in maintaining ocular surface health. Medications used to treat these conditions may also cause ocular surface changes. The prevalence of nutrition-related chronic diseases is climbing worldwide. This report sought to review the evidence supporting the impact of nutrition on the ocular surface, either directly or as a consequence of the chronic diseases that result. To address a key question, a systematic review investigated the effects of intentional food restriction on ocular surface health; of the 25 included studies, most investigated Ramadan fasting (56%), followed by bariatric surgery (16%), anorexia nervosa (16%), but none were judged to be of high quality, with no randomized-controlled trials.
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- Maria Markoulli
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Icahn School of Medicine of Mt. Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Food and Health, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Itoh Clinic, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia; Vision CRC, USA
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- Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Bicêtre, APHP, Paris-Saclay University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; IDMIT (CEA-Paris Saclay-Inserm U1184), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New Zealand National Eye Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Virginia Eye Consultants, Norfolk, VA, USA; Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Section of Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, London, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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- Cornea and Ocular Surface Analysis - Translation Research Laboratory, Ophthalmology Unit, DIMEC Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy; IRCCS AOU di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- College of Health & Life Sciences, School of Optometry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Leite RO, Pavia V, Kobayashi MA, Kyoung Lee T, Prado G, Messiah SE, St. George SM. The Effects of Parent-Adolescent Acculturation Gaps on Adolescent Lifestyle Behaviors: Moderating Role of Family Communication. JOURNAL OF LATINX PSYCHOLOGY 2023; 11:21-39. [PMID: 37519909 PMCID: PMC10374166 DOI: 10.1037/lat0000215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Objectives This study examined 1) associations between parent-adolescent acculturation gaps in Americanism and Hispanicism and adolescents' lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity), and 2) the moderating roles of adolescent- and parent-reported family communication on these associations. Methods Hispanic adolescents who have overweight or obesity (n=280; 52% female, 13.0±0.8 years old) and their parents (88% female, 44.9±6.5 years old) completed baseline measures on acculturation, family communication, weekly physical activity, and daily fruit and vegetable intake as part of their participation in a family-based health promotion efficacy trial. Acculturation gaps were calculated by taking the product of adolescent and parent scores for each subscale (Americanism and Hispanicism). We conducted multiple linear regression analyses with three-way interaction terms (e.g., parent Americanism x adolescent Americanism x family communication) to assess for moderation. Results Family communication significantly moderated the association between parent-adolescent acculturation gaps in Americanism and adolescent fruit and vegetable intake. For families with low adolescent-reported family communication, parent-adolescent discrepancies in Americanism were associated with lower adolescent fruit and vegetable intake whereas there were no significant associations for families with high family communication. There were no effects on weekly minutes of physical activity. Acculturation gaps in Hispanicism were not significantly associated with either outcome. Conclusions Findings highlight the importance of parent-adolescent acculturation gaps and family communication on fruit and vegetable intake for Hispanic adolescents. Targeting parent-adolescent acculturation gaps for families with low levels of communication may be important to improve dietary behaviors in Hispanic adolescents, who are already disproportionately affected by obesity.
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- Rafael O. Leite
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX
- Center for Pediatric Population Health, UTHealth School of Public Health and Children’s Health System of Texas, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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Vilar-Compte M, Bustamante AV, López-Olmedo N, Gaitán-Rossi P, Torres J, Peterson KE, Teruel G, Pérez-Escamilla R. [La migración como determinante de la obesidad infantil en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica]. Obes Rev 2021; 22 Suppl 5:e13351. [PMID: 34708539 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mireya Vilar-Compte
- Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo con Equidad (EQUIDE), Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, México
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- Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Ángeles, California, EE. UU
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- Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo con Equidad (EQUIDE), Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, México
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, EE. UU
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- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Míchigan, EE. UU
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- Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo con Equidad (EQUIDE), Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, México
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How a Racially/Ethnically Diverse and Immigrant Sample Qualitatively Describes the Role of Traditional and Non-traditional Foods in Feeding Their Children. J Immigr Minor Health 2021; 22:1155-1162. [PMID: 32219660 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-00999-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Previous research suggests a deleterious impact on dietary quality when people immigrate to the United States and that children influence immigrant parent's decisions to serve traditional and/or non-traditional foods. Interviews (n = 75) were conducted with Hmong, Somali, and Latino parents of 5-7 year old children about the foods they serve to their children and how the child influences these food decisions. A racially/ethnically diverse team coded interviews using a mixed inductive/deductive approach. Most Latino and Somali parents reported serving mostly traditional foods at home. Regarding feeding decisions, parents reported: (1) allowing children non-traditional foods when requested; (2) "Americanizing" traditional foods; and (3) that children prefer traditional foods. Some Hmong parents reported serving their children non-traditional foods at meals while parents ate traditional foods. Results offer guidance to providers working with immigrant parents of young children regarding maintaining healthful diets when children request potentially unhealthy non-traditional foods.
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[Food and migration: a descriptive-comparative analysis of food behavior between Chileans and Colombians residing in the north and center of Chile]. NUTR HOSP 2021; 37:823-829. [PMID: 32698595 DOI: 10.20960/nh.03035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Introduction: migration has been associated with the development of chronic noncommunicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disorders. Similarly, the food transition during migration has been related to a high consumption of foods high in refined sugars and saturated fats. There are specific characteristics of the eating behavior that may influence quality in the migrant population's diet. Objective: to compare feeding behavior between the Colombian and Chilean populations residing in the north and center of Chile. Method: the structured interview E-TONA, focused on assessing the behavioral components of daily and anomalous eating habits, was administered to 1,872 individuals, both Chileans and Colombians. Descriptive analyses of frequency distribution and logistic regressions were performed, and odds ratios were calculated. Results: there are significant differences in the majority of eating behaviors, both daily and anomalous, between Chileans and Colombian migrants. Chileans tend to follow more regular schedules and "snack" more between meals than migrants. Migrants have twice the risk of eating alone because they feel ashamed of their eating amount and speed, tend to show fewer behaviors related to better quality in their diet, and tend to be less worried about their diet than Chileans; however, Chileans are almost twice as likely to binge on food and use food as a method to calm anxiety. Conclusion: there are significant differences in most of the evaluated eating behaviors that must be addressed in depth considering cultural differences.
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Vilar‐Compte M, Bustamante AV, López‐Olmedo N, Gaitán‐Rossi P, Torres J, Peterson KE, Teruel G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America. Obes Rev 2021; 22 Suppl 3:e13240. [PMID: 33939233 PMCID: PMC8365698 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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International migration has economic and health implications. The acculturation process to the host country may be linked to childhood obesity. We use the Community Energy Balance (CEB) framework to analyze the relationship between migration and childhood obesity in Mexican households with international migrants. Using longitudinal data from the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS), we examine how migrant networks affect childhood obesity in origin communities. We also review binational health programs that could be effective at tackling childhood obesity in migrant households from Mexico. Children embedded in migrant networks are at greater risk of developing overweight or obesity, suggesting a significant relationship between childhood obesity and international migration in Mexican households. Based on our search criteria, our analysis of health outreach programs shows that Ventanillas de Salud (VDS)/Health Windows has great promise to prevent childhood obesity in a culturally sensitive and trustful environment. The CEB framework is useful to understand how migration contributes to the risk of childhood overweight and obesity in migrant households. VDS is a feasible and replicable strategy with great potential to address childhood obesity among migrant families accounting for the dynamic and binational determinants of childhood obesity.
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- Mireya Vilar‐Compte
- EQUIDE Research Institute for Equitable DevelopmentUniversidad IberoamericanaMexico CityMexico
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- Fielding School of Public HealthUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Center for Population Health ResearchNational Institute of Public HealthCuernavacaMexico
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- EQUIDE Research Institute for Equitable DevelopmentUniversidad IberoamericanaMexico CityMexico
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- School of MedicineUniversity of CaliforniaSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- EQUIDE Research Institute for Equitable DevelopmentUniversidad IberoamericanaMexico CityMexico
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LeCroy MN, Strizich GM, Gallo LC, Perreira KP, Ayala GX, Carnethon MR, Delamater AM, Gonzalez JS, Arredondo EM, Pulgaron ER, Isasi CR. The Association of the Parent-Child Language Acculturation Gap with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Results from the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth). Ann Behav Med 2021; 55:734-745. [PMID: 33449084 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hispanic/Latino youth are disproportionately burdened by obesity and have a high prevalence of prediabetes and dyslipidemia. Differences in parent and child acculturation related to language use and preference (i.e., language acculturation) are associated with adverse cardiometabolic health behaviors, but no study has examined associations with cardiometabolic markers. PURPOSE To determine whether discordance in parent-child language acculturation (parent-child acculturation gap) was associated with poor youth cardiometabolic health. METHODS Hispanic/Latino 8-16-year-olds (n = 1,466) and parents from the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth) were examined. Mean scores for the Brief ARSMA-II's Anglo (AOS) and Latino (LOS) Orientation Scales represented language acculturation. Cardiometabolic markers included youth body mass index (BMI) percentile, blood pressure percentiles, and dysglycemia and hyperlipidemia measures. Missing data were imputed. Survey-weighted multivariable linear regression examined the association of youth, parent, and youth × parent (the acculturation gap) AOS and LOS scores separately with each cardiometabolic marker. RESULTS Youth reported greater English and lower Spanish use than parents. Greater discordance in AOS scores was associated with elevated BMI percentile only (p-for-interaction < .01). The LOS acculturation gap was not associated with any outcome. Adjustment for acculturative stress, family functioning and closeness, parenting style, and youth's diet and physical activity did not alter findings. Removal of nonsignificant acculturation gaps did not indicate an association between individual youth or parent AOS or LOS scores and any cardiometabolic marker. CONCLUSIONS Discordance in Hispanic/Latino parent-child dyads' English use may relate to increased risk for childhood obesity. Future studies should identify mediators of this association.
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- Madison N LeCroy
- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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- Mailman Center for Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.,Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.,Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
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- Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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- Mailman Center for Child Development, Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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The Effects of Hispanic Immigrant Mother's Resiliency on Children's Dietary Adjustment. J Immigr Minor Health 2020; 21:778-786. [PMID: 30136166 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0810-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This study explored the adjustment phase of the resiliency model of family adjustment and adaptation, particularly how stress and food insecurity interact with protective mechanisms to influence children's dietary adjustment. With increasing rates of Hispanic childhood obesity and disproportionate health disparities, this is an issue that must be better understood. Altogether, 137 Mexican immigrant mothers from Illinois and California completed questionnaires reporting their stressors, protective mechanisms, and family health behaviors. Multiple regression analyses revealed that higher perceived stress levels for mothers predicted non-nutritive snacking reasons. Furthermore, mother's dietary patterns predicted child's poor dietary quality. Taken together, maternal stressors play a role in family health behaviors, and future studies should consider household food environment factors when trying to understand protective mechanisms for families.
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Flórez KR, Katic BJ, López-Cevallos DF, Murillo R, Cancel-Tirado D, Aponte-Soto L, Echeverria SE. The double burden of food insecurity and obesity among Latino youth: Understanding the role of generational status. Pediatr Obes 2019; 14:e12525. [PMID: 31022773 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is linked to food insecurity and generational status; however, little is known about how both impact obesity risk among Latino youth. OBJECTIVE To investigate the joint effect of generational status and food insecurity on obesity prevalence among Latino youth. METHODS We pooled data from the 2011 to 2017 waves of the National Health Interview Survey to derive a sample Latino youth aged 12 to 17 (N = 7532). Four generational categories were constructed: first generation (foreign-born children); second generation (US-born child; foreign-born parent[s]); 2.5 generation (US-born child; one foreign-born parent and one US-born parent); third generation (US-born child; U.S.-born parent[s]). Food insecurity was defined by monthly instances of food scarcity over the past year. Obesity was measured using age- and sex-specific body mass index percentile cut-offs. Log-binomial multivariable regression models estimated the association between generational status and food insecurity categories on obesity. RESULTS Obesity percentages among food-insecure households ranged from 12.8% in the first generation, 15.8% in the second, 24.3% in the 2.5, and 19.2% in the third. In fully adjusted models, 2.5 generation food secure youth had the highest prevalence of obesity (aPR: 1.53; 95% CI, 1.09-2.16) when compared with first generation food secure youth, followed by third generation food insecure youth (aPR: 1.49; 95% CI, 1.01-2.20). CONCLUSIONS Food security status is associated with increased obesity prevalence among Latino youth across the generations. Given that obesity is a risk factor for top causes of mortality and morbidity, growing rates among this population is of public health and clinical importance.
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- Karen R Flórez
- Department of Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- School of Language, Culture, and Society, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Health and Exercise Sciences, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR, USA
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- Office of Community Based Practice, University of Illinois Cancer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina, Greenboro, NC, USA
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Fuster M, Weindorf S, Mateo KF, Barata-Cavalcanti O, Leung MM. "It's Sort Of, Like, in My Family's Blood": Exploring Latino Pre-adolescent Children and Their Parents' Perceived Cultural Influences on Food Practices. Ecol Food Nutr 2019; 58:620-636. [PMID: 31397190 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1652819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study examined the perceived connections between culture and food practices among Latino pre-adolescents (n = 17) and their parents (n = 15) through semi-structured interviews. Results show that pre-adolescents have formed perceptions concerning the association between their eating behaviors and cultural background that coincide with their parent's notions. Participants associated culture to both healthy and unhealthy food practices. Latin American food environments were described as healthier than in the US. The interviews revealed conflict between traditional foods preferences and perceptions of health, underscoring the need for better approaches to help Latino families navigate US food environments, while also preserving healthful traditional food practices.
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- Melissa Fuster
- Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, City University of New York Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Hunter College School of Urban Public Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Hunter College School of Urban Public Health, New York, New York, USA.,City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA
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- Hunter College School of Urban Public Health, New York, New York, USA.,City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York, USA
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- Hunter College School of Urban Public Health, New York, New York, USA
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Weisberg-Shapiro P, Devine C. "Men like to Eat More Rice and Beans and Things like That": The Influence of Childhood Experience and Life Course Events on Dietary Acculturation. Ecol Food Nutr 2019; 58:413-429. [PMID: 31035772 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1606805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Life course perspective provides a framework for examining the immigrant experience within the context of globalization and transnationalism. Life course perspective states that individuals develop food choice trajectories based on childhood experiences with food. This study examined the influence of childhood experiences and life events on eating behaviors of Dominican born women in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and New York City. Findings revealed that women developed traditional or non-traditional food choice trajectories. These food choice trajectories remained stable through transition points, such as immigration, marriage, and divorce. Women discussed changes in the amount of food that was eaten, which may explain weight gain after immigration. These findings highlight the limitations of acculturation theory in understanding the eating behaviors of immigrants and provide an alternative explanation for weight gain after immigration.
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY , USA
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Soto SH, Arredondo EM, Shakya HB, Roesch S, Marcus B, Parada H, Ayala GX. Family environment, children's acculturation and mothers' dietary intake and behaviors among Latinas: An autoregressive cross-lagged study. Soc Sci Med 2019; 228:93-102. [PMID: 30897499 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many Latinos in the U.S. do not meet dietary recommendations for healthy eating. Family systems theory posits that the family environment affects family members' dietary behaviors. Moreover, research suggests that children's acculturation is associated with Latina mothers' dietary intake and behaviors. PURPOSE This longitudinal study examined the effect of the family environment on Latina mothers' dietary intake and behaviors. Further, we examined whether these effects differed between mothers of assimilated versus bicultural children. METHODS Secondary data were collected at three time points (baseline, and four and 10 months' post-baseline) from 162 culturally traditional and bicultural Latina mothers residing in Imperial County, California, U.S. Participants were enrolled in the delayed treatment group of a randomized controlled trial. Mothers' daily fruit, vegetable, and sugary beverages intake, percent of calories from fat, weekly away-from-home eating, and percent of weekly grocery dollars spent on fruits and vegetables were examined. The family environment was measured by family expressiveness and family interactions around food. Separate autoregressive cross-lagged models examined the effects of the family environment on dietary outcomes, adjusting for sociodemographic variables. Interactions between the family environment and children's acculturation were also tested. RESULTS Less positive family interactions around food at baseline predicted more frequent away-from-home eating four months later among mothers of assimilated children. More family expressiveness at four months predicted more grocery dollars spent on fruits and vegetables at ten months among mothers of bicultural children. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest the importance of a positive family environment on socially-bound dietary behaviors (e.g., away-from-home eating) exhibited by the mother. Family interventions aimed at improving dietary intake and associated behaviors should promote a positive family environment around food and consider the moderating role of children's acculturation.
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- Sandra H Soto
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, Campus Box #7460 Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA; San Diego State University, College of Health and Human Services, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA.
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- University of California, San Diego, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Global Health, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- San Diego State University, College of Sciences, Department of Psychology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA.
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- Brown University, School of Public Health, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
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- San Diego State University, College of Health and Human Services, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA.
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- Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA; San Diego State University, College of Health and Human Services, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA.
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Johansen CM, Reynolds KD, Xie B, Unger JB, Ames SL. Acculturation and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Hispanic adolescents: The moderating effect of impulsivity. Appetite 2019; 134:142-147. [PMID: 30578800 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is a risk factor for obesity. Acculturation to the United States (US) might increase sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Hispanic adolescents, but few moderators of this relationship have been examined. This study examined the moderating influence of impulsivity on the association between acculturation and sugar-sweetened beverages. Hispanic adolescents (n = 154), 14-17 years, were identified and screened for eligibility through low-SES high schools and parents provided consent. Adolescents completed measures of acculturation using Unger's 8-item acculturation scale, impulsivity, and diet. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the main effect of acculturation and the interaction of acculturation with impulsivity on the diet outcomes: sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and percent of calories from sugar. Acculturation was positively associated with sugar-sweetened beverages (β = 0.43; p < .05). The interaction of acculturation x impulsivity was significant (β = 0.42, p < .05). Among youth who were more acculturated, those who were more impulsive consumed more sugar-sweetened beverages. Youth who were more acculturated, but less impulsive consumed less sugar-sweetened beverages. Neurocognitive variables such as impulsivity may be important moderators of the influence of acculturation on dietary behavior. Targeted messaging strategies based on levels of acculturation and impulsivity might enhance the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among Hispanic adolescents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher M Johansen
- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA.
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA.
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA.
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- University of Southern California, Department of Preventive Medicine, 2001 N. Soto St., SSB 302, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
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- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA.
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Soto S, Arredondo EM, Ayala GX, Marcus BH, Shakya HB. Exploring how bicultural and assimilated children of Mexican origin influence their Latina mothers' diet: Perspectives from mothers and children. Appetite 2018; 129:217-227. [PMID: 30037770 PMCID: PMC6632078 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Social and cultural factors influence dietary intake and behaviors. Research shows that mothers consume a lower quality diet when they have a child who is assimilated to the US culture versus bicultural. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively compare how bicultural and assimilated children influenced their culturally traditional mothers' dietary intake/behaviors. Separate one-on-one interviews with 21 Mexican-origin mothers and their bicultural (n = 11) or assimilated (n = 10) children (10-13 years old) were conducted. We used framework analysis to reduce qualitative data to themes and subthemes. Data were analyzed separately and then compared between mothers of bicultural versus assimilated children. Mothers of bicultural children reported typically having an easier time consuming a better quality diet than mothers of assimilated children. For example, although all children requested non-traditional foods, bicultural children were typically more accepting of their mothers preparing traditional healthier foods than assimilated children. Furthermore, mothers believed their children's food preferences both influenced and were influenced by their own feeding styles. Mothers of bicultural children described using more "Mexican" (i.e., authoritative) feeding styles that they believed shaped their children's palate into preferring traditional foods. Mothers of assimilated children explained that their children's preference for non-traditional foods resulted in their use of more permissive or indulgent feeding styles. Longitudinal research is needed to test and confirm the directionality between feeding styles and child's food preferences. Interventions may need to consider the reciprocal influences between mothers' feeding styles, children's food preferences, and how children influence their mothers' dietary intake/behavior.
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- Sandra Soto
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, Campus Box #7460, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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- Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA; San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA; San Diego State University, College of Health and Human Services, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department of Medicine, Division of Global Health, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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