Festival foods in the immigrant diet

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 953-960

  Azar, Kristen M J ^a   Chen, Edith ^b   Holland, Ariel T ^a   Palaniappan, Latha P ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Diet; Dietary acculturation; Health disparities; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MIGRANT; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ACCULTURATION; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; OBESITY;

EID: 84883554253     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9705-4     Document Type: Review

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