Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Acculturation and nutritional health of immigrants in Canada: a scoping review.


ABSTRACT: Although recent immigrants to Canada are healthier than Canadian born (i.e., the Healthy Immigrant Effect), they experience a deterioration in their health status which is partly due to transitions in dietary habits. Since pathways to these transitions are under-documented, this scoping review aims to identify knowledge gaps and research priorities related to immigrant nutritional health. A total of 49 articles were retrieved and reviewed using electronic databases and a stakeholder consultation was undertaken to consolidate findings. Overall, research tends to confirm the Healthy Immigrant Effect and suggests that significant knowledge gaps in nutritional health persist, thereby creating a barrier to the advancement of health promotion and the achievement of maximum health equity. Five research priorities were identified including (1) risks and benefits associated with traditional/ethnic foods; (2) access and outreach to immigrants; (3) mechanisms and coping strategies for food security; (4) mechanisms of food choice in immigrant families; and (5) health promotion strategies that work for immigrant populations.

SUBMITTER: Sanou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3895180 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC6395030 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8306044 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC10165845 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC10558240 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6011510 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7477666 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4443600 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC8166541 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9445505 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC10131415 | biostudies-literature