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Acculturation and Food Intake Among Ghanaian Migrants in Europe: Findings From the RODAM Study

Boateng, Daniel
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Danquah, Ina
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Holdsworth, Michelle
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Mejean, Caroline
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Terragni, Laura
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Powell, Katie
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Schulze, Matthias B.
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Owusu-Dabo, Ellis
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Beune, Erik
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Agyemang, Charles
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University of Sheffield; University of Chester; Utrecht University; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke; UMR Nutripass IRD; University of Montpellier; OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine; University of Amsterdam; University of the Witwatersrand
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2019-10-07
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This study examined the role of migration and acculturation in the diet of Ghanaian migrants in Europe by (1) comparing food intake of Ghanaian migrants in Europe with that of Ghanaians living in Ghana and (2) assessing the association between acculturation and food intake. Design Data from the cross-sectional multicenter study Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants were used. Food intake was assessed using a Ghana-specific food propensity questionnaire (134 items and 14 food groups); foods were grouped based on a model of dietary change proposed by Koctürk-Runefors. Setting Ghana, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Participants A total of 4,534 Ghanaian adults living in Ghana and Europe, with complete dietary data. Of these, 1,773 Ghanaian migrants had complete acculturation data. Main Outcome Measure Food intake (the weighted intake frequency per week of food categories). Analysis Linear regression. Results Food intake differed between Ghanaians living in Ghana and Europe. Among Ghanaian migrants in Europe, there were inconsistent and small associations between acculturation and food intake, except for ethnic identity, which was consistently associated with intake only of traditional staples. Conclusions and Implications Findings indicate that migration is associated with dietary changes that cannot be fully explained by ethnic, cultural, and social acculturation. The study provides limited support to the differential changes in diet suggested by the Koctürk-Runefors’ model of dietary change.
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Boateng, D., Danquah, I., Holdsworth, M., Mejean, C., Terragni, L., Powell, K., Schulze, M. B., Owusu-Dabo, E., Beune, E., Agyemang, C., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Stronks, K., Galbete, C., Nicolaou, M., Osei-Kwasi, H., & Meeks, K. (2020). Acculturation and food intake among Ghanaian migrants in Europe: Findings from the RODAM study. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52(2), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.004
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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/622699
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10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.004
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