Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Apr;13(2):299-308. doi: 10.1007/s10903-010-9360-6.
This cross-sectional study assessed: (a) awareness and knowledge of federal dietary tools (MyPyramid, Food Guide Pyramid (FGP), and food labels (FL)), and (b) the influence of acculturation and state of residence on FGP knowledge (FGPK) indicators among low-income Latina WIC participants (N = 479) living in Connecticut, Ohio, Texas, and California. Participants were familiar with FGP but only 37% recognized MyPyramid. FGPK was highest for fruits (71%) and lowest for the 'breads and cereals' group (12%). Less than half (47%) used FL's when grocery shopping. Living in OH, was associated with the lowest FGPK. Multivariate analyses showed that more acculturated individuals living in CT/CA had better FGPK than participants living in TX and their less acculturated counterparts in CT/CA. The forthcoming revised federal dietary tools need to be adequately disseminated among Latinos, with special emphasis on those with lower acculturation levels, living in rapid emerging Latino communities or in the US-Mexico border.
(a) 对联邦膳食工具（我的金字塔、食物金字塔指南 (FGP) 和食品标签 (FL)）的认识和了解，以及 (b) 文化适应和居住州对康涅狄格州、俄亥俄州、德克萨斯州和加利福尼亚州生活的低收入拉丁裔 WIC 参与者 (N = 479) 的 FGP 知识 (FGPK) 指标的影响。参与者熟悉 FGP，但只有 37%的人认识 MyPyramid。FGPK 最高的是水果（71%），最低的是“面包和谷物”组（12%）。不到一半（47%）的人在杂货店购物时使用 FL。居住在俄亥俄州与 FGPK 最低有关。多变量分析表明，与居住在德克萨斯州的参与者及其在康涅狄格州/加利福尼亚州文化程度较低的对应者相比，文化程度较高的 CT/CA 居民 FGPK 更好。即将修订的联邦膳食工具需要在拉丁裔中得到充分传播，特别要针对那些文化程度较低、居住在快速发展的拉丁裔社区或美国-墨西哥边境的人。
