| Food choice as a multidimensional experience. A qualitative study with young African American women. | |
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PMID: 22306438 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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As obesity persists in the United States, many public health interventions have been conceived to encourage people to change their diets. These interventions are based on encouraging people to prioritize healthier alternatives in food choice. However a consideration of the existing but limited literature on food choice for diverse populations renders such an assumption problematic. This qualitative study examined the food choices of a population most at risk for obesity - low-income African American women - by considering psychological factors, social and cultural meanings of foods, and structural conditions that shape how women decide what to eat. Interviews revealed the complexity of their food choices, illustrating the extent to which multiple influences operate simultaneously on food choice decisions. Implications for obesity prevention are discussed, in particular highlighting the problem that some types of public health interventions do not correspond to the lived experiences of the populations they intend to target. |
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Tamar M J Antin; Geoffrey Hunt |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-28 |
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Title: Appetite Volume: - ISSN: 1095-8304 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-2-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006808 Medline TA: Appetite Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Prevention Research Center, 1995 University Ave., Suite 450, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA. |
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