食物不安全：其与美国索马里难民女性饮食摄入和体重的关系。
Food insecurity: its relationship to dietary intake and body weight among Somali refugee women in the United States.
机构信息
Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Human Sciences, The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.
出版信息
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2013 Jan-Feb;45(1):47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.03.006. Epub 2012 Oct 17.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between food insecurity, dietary intake, and body mass index among Somali refugee women living in the United States.
METHODS
Cross-sectional study utilizing the snowball sampling method.
RESULTS
Most (67%) participants experienced some level of food insecurity, which was common among recent arrivals and those who spoke only Somali at home (P < .05). Intake of meat and eggs was higher, whereas intake of fruits and vegetables was lower, among food insecure than secure participants. Food insecurity was positively related to overweight and obesity (odds ratio: 2.66; confidence interval: 1.25-5.69; P < .01).
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Somali refugees experienced high levels of food insecurity upon resettlement. Poor dietary habits and the high overweight/obesity rate among insecure families call for future research in understanding what role family structure, cultural norms, and food preference play in predicting food security and dietary habits among Somali and overall African refugees in the United States.
目的
研究居住在美国的索马里难民女性中食物不安全、饮食摄入与体重指数之间的关系。
方法
采用滚雪球抽样法进行横断面研究。
结果
大多数（67%）参与者经历了某种程度的食物不安全，这在新抵达者和在家只说索马里语的人中很常见（P<.05）。与食物安全的参与者相比，食物不安全的参与者摄入更多的肉类和蛋类，而摄入的水果和蔬菜较少。食物不安全与超重和肥胖呈正相关（比值比：2.66；置信区间：1.25-5.69；P<.01）。
结论和意义
索马里难民在重新安置后经历了高水平的食物不安全。不良的饮食习惯和不安全家庭中的高超重/肥胖率，需要进一步研究以了解家庭结构、文化规范和食物偏好在预测索马里和美国整体非洲难民的食物安全和饮食习惯方面所起的作用。
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