"It's Sort Of, Like, in My Family's Blood": Exploring Latino Pre-adolescent Children and Their Parents' Perceived Cultural Influences on Food Practices.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0315073 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1543-5237 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03670244 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Food Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2002- : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis
Original Publication: New York, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ltd.

Culture* ; Hispanic or Latino*; Child ; Feeding Behavior/ethnology ; Female ; Food ; Food Preferences ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Male ; Parents ; United States

This study examined the perceived connections between culture and food practices among Latino pre-adolescents (n = 17) and their parents (n = 15) through semi-structured interviews. Results show that pre-adolescents have formed perceptions concerning the association between their eating behaviors and cultural background that coincide with their parent's notions. Participants associated culture to both healthy and unhealthy food practices. Latin American food environments were described as healthier than in the US. The interviews revealed conflict between traditional foods preferences and perceptions of health, underscoring the need for better approaches to help Latino families navigate US food environments, while also preserving healthful traditional food practices.

Keywords: Latino/Hispanic; acculturation; child; parents; qualitative research

Date Created: 20190810 Date Completed: 20200520 Latest Revision: 20211204

20240628

10.1080/03670244.2019.1652819

31397190