Differences in stature, BMI, and dietary practices between US born and newly immigrated Hmong children

Lisa Franzen and Chery Smith

Social Science & Medicine, 2009, vol. 69, issue 3, 442-450

Abstract: This study investigated how acculturation influences diet, cultural practices related to cooking and food preparation knowledge, and stature and body mass index (BMI) of Hmong children. Focus groups (n = 12) were conducted during the spring of 2008 in St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota with those born in the US and 9-13 years old (n = 22), those born in the US and 14-18 years old (n = 25), and those born in Thailand or Laos, who had lived in the USÂ

Keywords: Hmong; children; Stature; Body; mass; index; (BMI); Dietary; acculturation; Health; perceptions; USA; Immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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