Dietary Intake Among Mexican-American Women: Generational Differences and a Comparison with White Non-Hispanic Women
Author: Guendelman, Sylvia
Date Published: 1995
This paper acknowledges that, although Mexican-Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. It examines 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. It found that although first-generation Mexican- American women were of lower socioeconomic status than were second-generation or White non-Hispanic women, they had a higher average intake of protein, vitamins A, C, and folic acid; and calcium than the other two groups. It concludes that first-generation Mexican women stand a markedly lower risk of eating a poor diet than second-generation Mexican women, whose nutrient intake resembles that of White non-Hispanic women
Date Published: 1995
This paper acknowledges that, although Mexican-Americans consume diets that may protect them against adverse health, dietary advantages may disappear with increased acculturation. It examines 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. It found that although first-generation Mexican- American women were of lower socioeconomic status than were second-generation or White non-Hispanic women, they had a higher average intake of protein, vitamins A, C, and folic acid; and calcium than the other two groups. It concludes that first-generation Mexican women stand a markedly lower risk of eating a poor diet than second-generation Mexican women, whose nutrient intake resembles that of White non-Hispanic women
