Rush Timothy J, Ng Victor, Irwin Jennifer D, Stitt Larry W, He Meizi
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2007 Summer;68(2):73-8. doi: 10.3148/68.2.2007.73.
The degree of food insecurity and dietary intake was examined in adult Colombians who are new immigrants to Canada and use a food bank.
In-person surveys were conducted on a convenience sample of 77 adult Colombian immigrant food bank users in London, Ontario. Degree of food insecurity was measured by the Radimer/Cornell questionnaire, food intakes by 24-hour recall, sociodemographics, and questionnaires about changes in dietary patterns before and after immigration.
Thirty-six men and 41 women participated in the study. Despite being highly educated, all respondents had experienced some form of food insecurity within the previous 30 days. The degree of food insecurity seems to be inversely associated with income and length of residency in Canada. Total daily energy intake was low, with a mean value of 1,568.3 +/- 606.0 kcal (6,217.5 +/- 2,336.4 kJ). In particular, a large proportion of participants consumed a diet low in fruits and vegetables (73%) and milk and dairy products (58%).
Colombian immigrant food bank users new to Canada experience various degrees of food insecurity, which is associated with inadequate food intake. Interventions are needed to assist this population with adapting to society while concurrently sustaining healthy eating patterns.
对刚移民到加拿大且使用食品银行的成年哥伦比亚人进行粮食不安全程度和饮食摄入量调查。
对安大略省伦敦市77名成年哥伦比亚移民食品银行使用者的便利样本进行了面对面调查。粮食不安全程度通过拉迪默/康奈尔问卷进行测量，饮食摄入量通过24小时回顾法进行测量，同时收集社会人口统计学信息以及关于移民前后饮食模式变化的问卷。
36名男性和41名女性参与了该研究。尽管受访者受教育程度较高，但在过去30天内，所有人都经历过某种形式的粮食不安全。粮食不安全程度似乎与收入和在加拿大的居住时间呈负相关。每日总能量摄入量较低，平均值为1,568.3 +/- 606.0千卡（6,217.5 +/- 2,336.4千焦）。特别是，很大一部分参与者摄入的水果和蔬菜（73%）以及牛奶和奶制品（58%）较少。
刚到加拿大的哥伦比亚移民食品银行使用者经历了不同程度的粮食不安全，这与食物摄入量不足有关。需要采取干预措施来帮助这一人群适应社会，同时维持健康的饮食模式。
