Rafael Pérez?Escamilla
Acculturation, nutrition, and health disparities in Latinos
National Institutes of Health
latinos become largest minority group united states represent 25 us population 2050 latinos experience disproportionate burden poverty poor health outcomeswe critically examined evidence link acculturation health disparities latinos focus type 2 diabetes t2d nutritionrelated risk factors illustrated acculturation principles help design culturally appropriate t2d selfmanagement intervention latinosevidence presented article drawn 1 systematic reviews identified pubmed searches 2 backward searches based articles cited 3 experts field 4 authors personal filesthe preponderance evidence supported association acculturation poor dietary quality obesity associations appeared modified several socioeconomic demographic factors always linear association acculturation t2d unclearlongitudinal studies sophisticated analytic approaches needed better understand acculturation affects healthdisparity outcomes latinos tailoring interventions acculturation level individuals likely help reduce health disparities latinos