Farrell Penny, Thow Anne Marie, Schuster Suzie, Vizintin Pavle, Negin Joel
a Sydney School of Public Health , The University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia.
b Menzies Centre for Health Policy , The University of Sydney , Sydney , Australia.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2019 May-Jun;58(3):189-206. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2019.1582528. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
The adult obesity prevalence in Samoa is the third highest globally, and diet is a significant contributor. Our study aimed to explore the behavioral and demographic factors which influence diets in Samoa. The most important findings for strategic policy design were: i) cost was the most important reason for food choice, ii) participants reported high rates of consumption of sugary and fatty energy foods - along with high rates of food insecurity, and iii) the food frequency questionnaire findings from our small sample are in line with the existing evidence that the nutrition transition is underway in Samoa.
萨摩亚成年人肥胖率在全球位列第三，饮食是一个重要因素。我们的研究旨在探究影响萨摩亚人饮食的行为和人口统计学因素。战略政策设计的最重要发现是：i）成本是食物选择的最重要原因，ii）参与者报告称含糖和高脂肪能量食物的消费率很高——同时粮食不安全率也很高，iii）我们小样本的食物频率问卷调查结果与现有证据一致，即萨摩亚正在经历营养转型。
