@article{fdi:010077922,
  title = {{A}cculturation and food intake among {G}hanaian migrants in {E}urope : findings from the {RODAM} study},
  author = {{O}sei-{K}wasi, {H}. {A}. and {B}oateng, {D}. and {D}anquah, {I}. and {H}oldsworth, {M}ichelle and {M}ejean, {C}. and {T}erragni, {L}. and {P}owell, {K}. and {S}chulze, {M}. {B}. and {O}wusu-{D}abo, {E}. and {M}eeks, {K}. and {B}eune, {E}. and {A}gyemang, {C}. and {K}lipstein-{G}robusch, {K}. and {S}tronks, {K}. and {G}albete, {C}. and {N}icolaou, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}bjective: {T}his study examined the role of migration and acculturation in the diet of {G}hanaian migrants in {E}urope by (1) comparing food intake of {G}hanaian migrants in {E}urope with that of {G}hanaians living in {G}hana and (2) assessing the association between acculturation and food intake. {D}esign: {D}ata from the cross-sectional multicenter study {R}esearch on {O}besity and {D}iabetes among {A}frican {M}igrants were used. {F}ood intake was assessed using a {G}hana-specific food propensity questionnaire (134 items and 14 food groups); foods were grouped based on a model of dietary change proposed by {K}octurk-{R}unefors. {S}etting: {G}hana, {L}ondon, {A}msterdam, and {B}erlin. {P}articipants: {A} total of 4,534 {G}hanaian adults living in {G}hana and {E}urope, with complete dietary data. {O}f these, 1,773 {G}hanaian migrants had complete acculturation data. {M}ain {O}utcome {M}easure: {F}ood intake (the weighted intake frequency per week of food categories). {A}nalysis: {L}inear regression. {R}esults: {F}ood intake differed between {G}hanaians living in {G}hana and {E}urope. {A}mong {G}hanaian migrants in {E}urope, there were inconsistent and small associations between acculturation and food intake, except for ethnic identity, which was consistently associated with intake only of traditional staples. {C}onclusions and {I}mplications: {F}indings indicate that migration is associated with dietary changes that cannot be fully explained by ethnic, cultural, and social acculturation. {T}he study provides limited support to the differential changes in diet suggested by the {K}octurk-{R}unefors' model of dietary change.},
  keywords = {acculturation ; food intake ; {G}hanaian migrant ; {K}octurk-{R}unefors' model ; migration ; {EUROPE} ; {GHANA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {N}utrition {E}ducation and {B}ehavior},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {114--125},
  ISSN = {1499-4046},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077922},
}