Journal article
Acculturation and Nutritional Health of Immigrants in Canada: A Scoping Review
Abstract
Although recent immigrants to Canada are healthier than Canadian born (i.e., the Healthy Immigrant Effect), they experience a deterioration in their health status which is partly due to transitions in dietary habits. Since pathways to these transitions are under-documented, this scoping review aims to identify knowledge gaps and research priorities related to immigrant nutritional health. A total of 49 articles were retrieved and reviewed using …
Authors
Sanou D; O’Reilly E; Ngnie-Teta I; Batal M; Mondain N; Andrew C; Newbold BK; Bourgeault IL
Journal
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 24–34
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2014
DOI
10.1007/s10903-013-9823-7
ISSN
1557-1912