Open AccessFood-group and nutrient-density intakes by Hispanic and Latino backgrounds in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Author(s) -
Anna Maria SiegaRiz,
Daniela SotresAlvarez,
Guadalupe X. Ayala,
Mindy Ginsberg,
John H. Himes,
Kiang Liu,
Catherine M. Loria,
Yasmin MossavarRahmani,
Cheryl L. Rock,
Brendaly Rodríguez,
Marc D. Gellman,
Linda Van Horn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.113.082685
Subject(s) - gerontology , nutrient , nutrient density , environmental health , food group , medicine , health equity , demography , public health , sociology , chemistry , nursing , organic chemistry
Hispanics are a heterogeneous group of individuals with a variation in dietary habits that is reflective of their cultural heritage and country of origin. It is important to identify differences in their dietary habits because it has been well established that nutrition contributes substantially to the burden of preventable diseases and early deaths in the United States.
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