Role of Age and Acculturation in Diet Quality Among Mexican Americans - Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2012

Authors

Yilin Yoshida, School of Medicine, University of Missouri
Richard Scribner, LSU Health Science Center - New OrleansFollow
Liwei Chen, Clemson University
Stephanie Broyles, LSU Health Science Center - New OrleansFollow
Stephen Phillippi, LSU Health Science Center - New OrleansFollow
Tung-Sung Tseng, LSU Health Science Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-20-2017

Publication Title

Preventing chronic disease

Abstract

Age and acculturation may play a role in diet quality among Mexican Americans. This study examined diet quality in Mexican Americans by age and whether acculturation influences diet quality across different age groups, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Diet quality, measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2010, improved with age except in categories of dairy, sodium, and refined grains. More acculturation was associated with lower scores in overall diet quality and categories of vegetables, fruits, and sodium and empty calories across almost all ages, but higher scores in grain categories, especially in younger groups. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables but low in fat and sodium should be promoted among more acculturated Mexican Americans, and whole-grain foods should be promoted among young but less acculturated Mexican Americans.

First Page

E59

PubMed ID

28727545

Volume

14

Recommended Citation

Yoshida, Yilin; Scribner, Richard; Chen, Liwei; Broyles, Stephanie; Phillippi, Stephen; and Tseng, Tung-Sung, "Role of Age and Acculturation in Diet Quality Among Mexican Americans - Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2012" (2017). School of Public Health Faculty Publications. 202.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/soph_facpubs/202
10.5888/pcd14.170004