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Dietary intake among Mexican-American women: generational differences and a comparison with white non-Hispanic women.

Author(s) -

Sylvia Guendelman,

Barbara Abrams

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.1.20

Subject(s) - mexican americans , acculturation , socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , gerontology , first generation , white (mutation) , nutrient , environmental health , ethnic group , immigration , population , geography , biology , ecology , biochemistry , archaeology , sociology , anthropology , gene

Although Mexican Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. This study examined whether the nutrient intake of second-generation Mexican-American women of childbearing age deteriorates compared with that of first-generation Mexican-American women and approximates that of White non-Hispanic women.

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