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Nutritional Considerations for Hispanics

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Hispanics are the largest and the fastest-growing minority group. Almost half of Hispanics currently residing in the USA are foreign-born and come from different racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Hispanics in the USA face such health disparities as high rates of obesity and diabetes, low health literacy, and low access to health care. Several health outcomes and disparities are diet-related. Dietary behaviors are important to address, but because these behaviors vary within and between sub-populations health promotion and disease prevention and control are complex matters. Factors influencing dietary behavior within the different Hispanic groups include but are not limited to nativity, pre-migration diet and environment, post-migration environment, acculturation, gender, values, knowledge, and beliefs. Thus, a range of factors need to be considered when addressing dietary behaviors in this population to ensure interventions are culturally appropriate and effective. This chapter provides an overview of the Hispanic population in the USA, followed by a detailed description of dietary behaviors and influencing factors observed in the population, and finally, a discussion of dietary considerations and interventions.

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