Abstract
AbstractImmigration has changed the United States from having a predominantly white to a more ethnically diverse population. People who move to the U.S. may initially have diets unlike native-born Americans but gradually adopt eating patterns more like them. Using NHANES data and a censored gamma regression model, this study estimated the daily consumption of major food products among groups of immigrants and the corresponding groups born in the U.S. Results show that immigrants had lower consumption of meat and higher consumption of fruits and vegetables, and immigrants’ consumption converged towards a less healthy American diet after five years in the U.S.
Highlights
Immigration has changed the makeup of the United States population from having a predominantly white to a more ethnically diverse population
Food consumption is likely to vary among ethnic groups before immigration to the United States
The United States has frequently been described as a country of immigrants, given its historically and ethnically diverse population
Summary
Immigration has changed the makeup of the United States population from having a predominantly white to a more ethnically diverse population. The differences in the consumption of five selected food groups: (1) milk, (2) meat, (3) processed meat, (4) fruits, and (5) vegetables among people who are born in the U.S and immigrants are investigated. Food consumptions were significantly different between immigrants and their U.S.-born counterparts across all ethnic groups.
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