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Nutritional Issues of Korean Americans

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  • Cha-Nam Shin

    (Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Cha-Nam.Shin@indstate.edu)

  • Helen Lach

    (Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO)

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

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  • Cha-Nam Shin & Helen Lach, 2011. "Nutritional Issues of Korean Americans," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 20(2), pages 162-180, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:20:y:2011:i:2:p:162-180
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773810393334
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