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Nutrition and Dietetics
Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
ISSN 2472-1921
J u n e 1 8 - 1 9 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
World Nutrition 2018
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habits andeatingpatterns andexaminehow the foodhabitsof SSAhouseholds
in Australia reflect post-migration acculturation. Data were obtained on 139
households of demographically diverse recent migrants from across sub-Saharan
Africa. The study found that SSA migrants and refugees experienced dietary
acculturation characterised by three processes: substitution, supplementation
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were pizza, breakfast cereals and fast foods, but also included new fruits and
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reported skipping breakfast. In conclusion, many of the observed dietary changes
were not consistent with good health and may predispose this population to rapid
weight gain and chronic disease. Rapid modernisation and the Anglo-Australian
culture interact in a complex way with traditional eating and socialisation practices
of SSAmigrants. Understanding these forces can allow effective health promotion
and community development strategies to be developed for the future health of
SSA migrants and their communities.
Biography
AndreMN Renzaho has obtained PhD in Public Health Nutrition
from Deakin University, Australia. He joined Western Sydney
University in 2015 and prior to that, he was the Director of
Migration, Social Disadvantage, and Health Programs within
the Global Society Unit, the Department of Epidemiology &
Preventive Medicine, Monash University. With a background
in Global Health and International Development, he has
professional experience in complex humanitarian emergencies
and development practice, international public health, and
nutrition epidemiology. He has worked with a number of
United Nations including working with Care Australia, Concern
Worldwide, Medecins Sans Frontieres, the United Nations High
Commission for Refugees, and the United Nations Children's
Fund. He has also undertaken Consultancy work for State and
Commonwealth Governments in Australia and has been a
member of a number of governmental and non-governmental
Boards, Committees, Expert Panels, and Taskforce.
andre.renzaho@westernsydney.edu.auDietary acculturation among African
migrants in Australia
Andre M N Renzaho
Western Sydney University, Australia
Andre M N Renzaho, J Clin Nutr Diet 2018 Volume: 4
DOI: 10.4172/2472-1921-C1-001