Adherence to the food guide pyramid recommendations among African Americans and Latinos: results from the Multiethnic Cohort.
The objective of the study was to determine the degree of adherence to the Food Guide Pyramid recommendations among African Americans, Latinos born in the United States, and Latinos born in Mexico. Subjects were from the Multiethnic Cohort Study in Hawaii and Los Angeles, and completed a self-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire at baseline in 1993-1996. Dairy recommendations were the least likely of all the food group recommendations to be followed, with 61% to 99% of individuals in the three ethnic groups not consuming the recommended number of servings. African Americans were less likely to adhere to all of the food group recommendations compared to the two Latino groups. A greater percentage of Latinos born in the United States did not adhere to the food group recommendations compared to Latinos born in Mexico. All three groups would benefit from interventions designed to promote healthy food choices.
Sharma
Sangita
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Cancer Etiology Program, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. gsharma@crch.hawaii.edu
Murphy
Suzanne P
SP
Wilkens
Lynne R
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Shen
Lucy
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Hankin
Jean H
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Monroe
Kristine R
KR
Henderson
Brian
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Kolonel
Laurence N
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003611:Dairy Products; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States