A review of the literature: evaluating dietary intake of Filipino Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes.
The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the research on the dietary intake of Filipino Americans. Evaluating the dietary practices of Filipino Americans may have an effect on the development of type 2 diabetes. Data collection was obtained, and four databases were included: Pub Medical, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Journals at OVID, and Medline. The key words used in the search were "diet,""type 2 diabetes," and "Filipinos." A total of nine articles were relevant and met the inclusion criteria. The following articles were excluded: studies in a foreign language, letters to the editor, and program descriptions.
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA. vasquez@hawaii.edu
Mirella Vasquez
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Brooks
Anne
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Leake
Charlotte
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Parsons
Valynn
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Pham
D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology*; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States