Informing Cancer Prevention Strategies for African Americans: the Relationship of African American Acculturation to Fruit, Vegetable, and Fat Intake

Overview

Journal J Behav Med

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2005 Jul 15

PMID 16015458

Citations 9

Authors

Jamy D Ard

Celette Sugg Skinner

Chuhe Chen

Mikel Aickin

Laura P Svetkey

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Abstract

Acculturation has been associated with health-related behaviors in African Americans. We sought to determine if there is a relationship between acculturation and dietary intake in African Americans. African Americans in the PREMIER trial completed the African American Acculturation Scale (AAAS) and 2 nonconsecutive 24-h dietary recalls (n = 238). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and canonical correlation were used to assess relationships between acculturation and dietary intakes. Canonical correlation (p = 0.05) showed that traditional African Americans had lower intakes of fruits/vegetables and milk/dairy with higher intakes of fats, meat, and nuts. This pattern was supported by differences in the ANOVA. African American acculturation is related to dietary intake. These findings have implications for the design of cancer-related public health messages targeted to African Americans.

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