Parackal Sherly
Centre for International Health, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Room 1.88, 55 Hanover Street, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
J Migr Health. 2023 Mar 17;7:100182. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2023.100182. eCollection 2023.
South Asian migrants in western countries have a high risk for diet related diseases post-migration. Hence knowledge on food habits that change post-migration, which are detrimental to health, are critical for health promotion initiatives to reduce this disease burden.
to describe food consumption changes post-migration according to sex and duration of residence in New Zealand among South Asian migrants.
A cross-sectional mail survey of 150 self-selected people of South Asian ethnicity aged 25-59 years in New Zealand.
The study achieved responses from 112 participants (75%) with a mean age of 36 (7.5) years. Consumption of green leafy vegetables reduced post-migration for females and in new migrants ( < 0.05). Fruit consumption increased in both genders and across duration of residence ( < 0.05). Only 15% of males and 36% of females met the 3 + a day recommendation for vegetable consumption. Consumption of traditional breads, breakfast items and rice (males) decreased whilst that of breakfast cereals increased ( < 0.05). Consumption of low-fat milk, cheese, ice-cream, butter (females) and margarine increased, whilst ghee decreased ( < 0.05). Consumption of fish, lentils, traditional sweets and savouries decreased, whilst meat, processed meat, chicken, potato chips, cakes and pastries (females) and alcohol (males) increased ( < 0.05), post-migration. Thirty-three percent of males and 24% of females consumed takeaways "weekly or more often", with the majority (male: 51%; female: 36%) consuming European foods such as pizzas and pastas. Thirteen percent of males and 26% of females consumed festival foods "weekly or more often." More than half the participants were obese with BMI increasing with duration of residence ( = 0.025).
A food-based health promotion initiative focused on inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables, increased consumption of dairy foods such as cheese and ice cream, and high fat European takeaway foods would be warranted particularly in new South Asian migrants.
西方国家的南亚移民在移民后患饮食相关疾病的风险很高。因此，了解移民后改变的饮食习惯（这些习惯对健康有害）对于减轻这种疾病负担的健康促进举措至关重要。
描述南亚移民中按性别和在新西兰居住时间划分的移民后食物消费变化。
对新西兰150名年龄在25至59岁之间自我选择的南亚族裔人群进行横断面邮件调查。
该研究获得了112名参与者（75%）的回复，平均年龄为36（7.5）岁。移民后女性和新移民绿叶蔬菜的消费量减少（<0.05）。水果消费量在男女中以及在整个居住期间都有所增加（<0.05）。只有15%的男性和36%的女性达到了每天摄入3份及以上蔬菜的建议量。传统面包、早餐食品和大米（男性）的消费量减少，而早餐谷物的消费量增加（<0.05）。低脂牛奶、奶酪、冰淇淋、黄油（女性）和人造黄油的消费量增加，而酥油的消费量减少（<0.05）。移民后，鱼、小扁豆、传统甜食和开胃菜的消费量减少，而肉类、加工肉类、鸡肉、薯片、蛋糕和糕点（女性）以及酒精（男性）的消费量增加（<0.05）。33%的男性和24%的女性“每周或更频繁地食用”外卖食品，大多数（男性：51%；女性：36%）食用欧洲食品，如披萨和意大利面。13%的男性和26%的女性“每周或更频繁地食用”节日食品。超过一半的参与者肥胖，体重指数随着居住时间的延长而增加（=0.025）。
尤其对于新的南亚移民，有必要开展一项基于食物的健康促进举措，重点关注水果和蔬菜摄入不足、奶酪和冰淇淋等乳制品消费增加以及高脂肪欧洲外卖食品的问题。
