Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 505-512

Diet Quality among Preschool-Age Children of Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the United States (Article)

Quandt S.A.* , Trejo G. , Suerken C.K. , Pulgar C.A. , Ip E.H. , Arcury T.A.
  • a Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
  • c Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
  • d Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
  • e Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
  • f Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States

Abstract

Dietary quality has been linked to obesity in children. Obesity among children of farmworker families exceeds that of other US Hispanic children. Knowledge of their dietary quality is needed to understand the origins and prevention of this obesity. Mothers (n = 237) of 3-year old children in farmworker families completed 3 24-hour recalls with trained interviewers using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDS-R). Output was used to calculate total and component scores of the Revised Children’s Diet Quality Index (RC-DQI). Mean total score was 62 (range 36–86) of an optimal score of 90. Scores for total fat, total grains, excess juice and iron were >80 % of the optimum, but scores for added sugar, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables were considerably lower. Children in farmworker families have low overall dietary quality. Intervention targeted to specific food issues may be an efficient way to addressing the problem. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

prevention nutrition Minority Obesity

Index Keywords

prospective study agricultural worker Prospective Studies human epidemiology middle aged statistics and numerical data diet Seasons Farmers ethnology Hispanic Americans season United States Young Adult Humans Hispanic Adolescent male preschool child Socioeconomic Factors female Child, Preschool socioeconomics Mothers Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice mother adult migration Transients and Migrants attitude to health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84945548511&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0304-z&partnerID=40&md5=89654b767aa5beec7f65840c6473c152
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0304-z
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English