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Development Of An Arab Food Frequency Questionnaire And Examination Of Changes In Dietary Patterns In Arab Immigrant Women To The United States, Samiah Alqahtani
Development Of An Arab Food Frequency Questionnaire And Examination Of Changes In Dietary Patterns In Arab Immigrant Women To The United States, Samiah Alqahtani
Wayne State University Dissertations
INTRODUCTION: Immigrants to the U.S. face challenges and changes regarding to their food intake patterns that may be associated with their health status. However, less is known about the intake patterns among Arab immigrants.
OBJECTIVES 1: To establish a food intake database using 24-hr dietary records from Arab females who immigrated to the U.S. for less than 5 years, 5 to 10 years and greater than 10 years, as well as women still living in SA; 2: To establish an Arab Food Frequency Questionnaire (AFFQ) for future nutrition-related studies with Arab populations.
AIMS 1: To test the hypothesis that as …