TY - JOUR
T1 - What are Asian-American Youth Consuming? A Systematic Literature Review
AU - Diep, Cassandra S.
AU - Foster, Margaret J.
AU - McKyer, E. Lisako J.
AU - Goodson, Patricia
AU - Guidry, Jeffrey J.
AU - Liew, Jeffrey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/3/22
Y1 - 2015/3/22
N2 - Numerous studies have explored dietary practices among children, but there are limited studies on children of Asian background in the US. This review had three aims: (a) review literature regarding Asian-American youth’s dietary behaviors, (b) critically evaluate the methodological quality of such research, and (c) provide recommendations for future nutrition-related research on Asian-American youth. The authors conducted a systematic literature review through MEDLINE (EBSCO), CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO), and Embase (Ovid); extracted descriptive data; and evaluated methodological quality. Thirteen articles were included. Major findings included: (a) frequent consumption of milk, fruit, meat, unenriched white rice, vegetables, and high-fat and high-sugar items among Asian-American children and (b) acculturation’s influences on diet, resulting in Asian-American youth consuming diets characterized by both Asian and American foods. Findings from this review may inform education and promotion programs and services for Asian Americans in the US.
AB - Numerous studies have explored dietary practices among children, but there are limited studies on children of Asian background in the US. This review had three aims: (a) review literature regarding Asian-American youth’s dietary behaviors, (b) critically evaluate the methodological quality of such research, and (c) provide recommendations for future nutrition-related research on Asian-American youth. The authors conducted a systematic literature review through MEDLINE (EBSCO), CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO), and Embase (Ovid); extracted descriptive data; and evaluated methodological quality. Thirteen articles were included. Major findings included: (a) frequent consumption of milk, fruit, meat, unenriched white rice, vegetables, and high-fat and high-sugar items among Asian-American children and (b) acculturation’s influences on diet, resulting in Asian-American youth consuming diets characterized by both Asian and American foods. Findings from this review may inform education and promotion programs and services for Asian Americans in the US.
KW - Asian American
KW - Children
KW - Nutrition
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-013-9905-6
DO - 10.1007/s10903-013-9905-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 23996643
AN - SCOPUS:84883121234
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 17
SP - 591
EP - 604
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 2
ER -