Topics in Clinical Nutrition
Volume 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

Portion size estimation among newly arrived latino immigrants (Article)

Colby S.E. , Johnson L. , Cutrell S.B. , Haldeman L.A.
  • a Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, East Carolina University, Rivers 333, Greenville, NC 27858, United States
  • b Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Grand Forks, ND, United States
  • c Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC, United States
  • d Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, United States

Abstract

Self-report is the primary dietary assessment method used in clinical practice. The ability of newly arrived Latino immigrants to accurately identify portion sizes is largely unknown. Latino youth (n = 51) and their parents (n = 28) participated in a 5-minute portion size estimation training and then estimated portion sizes of 17 food models. The mean error for child and parent underestimation was 30% and 22%, respectively, and overestimation was 102% and 34%, respectively. Both children and parents under- and overestimated portion sizes. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of estimation errors when assessing intake, developing recommendations, and conducting education for newly arrived Latino patients. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Author Keywords

Assessment Latino Portion size estimation

Index Keywords

immigrant health care personnel portion size human Self Report priority journal clinical practice nutritional assessment school child Hispanic Adolescent female Article health education normal human food intake dietary intake Child parent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-68549130725&doi=10.1097%2fTIN.0b013e3181a6b973&partnerID=40&md5=6aef9127a2607212d7a045bf0b4891ba
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181a6b973
ISSN: 08835691
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English