title: Nutritional issues of Korean Americans.
abstract: This cross-sectional, descriptive study examined factors influencing healthy eating of Korean Americans in a convenience sample of 517 Korean adults in a Midwestern city. Participants completed a self-administered survey written in either English or Korean as their preferences, which measured health, acculturation, healthy eating benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy as well as healthy eating practice. Descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, and structural equation modeling were used for analysis. Participants reported retaining elements of the traditional Korean diet regardless of acculturation. The worst eating habits were seen in participants who were younger (t = 4.57), currently not married (t = 3.10), less educated (F = 5.03), and acculturated to American society (F = 5.93) at the p < .05. Clinicians should provide culturally sensitive interventions targeting Korean Americans with poor dietary habits by providing population-specific, tailored interventions about the benefits of healthy eating and modeling healthier recipes for traditional Korean dishes.
authors.affiliation: Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 47809, USA. Cha-Nam.Shin@indstate.edu
authors.forename: Cha-Nam
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lach
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001213:Asian; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status