title: Length of migration and eating habits of Portuguese university students living in London, United Kingdom.
abstract: Several studies have pointed adverse effects of long term migration on eating habits. Research is needed to understand if this effect occurs also with a short length of migration, as is the case of international students. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of short and long term migration on eating habits of Portuguese university students. Participants were 46 English and 55 Portuguese students from universities in London, United Kingdom. The findings from this study highlight the difficulties that Portuguese students faced in maintaining a traditional Mediterranean diet after moving to a Northern European environment.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences , University of Porto , Porto , Portugal.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Padrão
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caraher
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D058870:Food, Organic; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mediterranean diet; acculturation; eating habits; migration; university students