Diet, Ethnicity and the Metabolic Syndrome

ISBN-13: 9783659444432 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 172 str.

Garduno Diaz Sara Diana

Opis

The South Asian population in the United Kingdom has been reported to be at high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. These two chronic diseases are the end result of a condition known as the metabolic syndrome. Although metabolic syndrome and its association to dietary patterns has been reported in various studies, most research has focused on Western countries and ethnic minority populations have been overlooked to a great extent. Using detailed dietary information the objective of this work was to describe the dietary patterns of South Asians and to investigate their association with metabolic syndrome risk factors. Further, the study aimed to recognize lifestyle risk factors associated to ethnicity including religion, acculturation, education level and income. Although results were in accordance with the existing literature in terms of diet composition, the examination of additional risk factors demonstrates the importance of developing public health prevention strategies tailored to the different minority ethnic groups in the UKs heterogeneous population.

O autorze

Sara Diana Garduño Diaz holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition & Food Science from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Her research focuses on the impact of diet, physical activity and migration on chronic diseases among minority ethnic groups. Dr. Garduño Diaz is currently Assistant Professor at the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait.