Dietary Habits Fluctuations after Immigration: A Focus on University Students Immigrants in the United Kingdom

Waithaka Eva Njambi
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As a result to the students’ migration to foreign countries, they are forced to adjust to the new host’s environment, culture and tradition. One major adjustment required is their diet. This study assesses actual dietary intake changes after students’ immigration to the UK. This study adopted the approach of a cross-sectional study design to collect quantitative data using a questionnaire. A sample size of 99 international students was selected. Snowball sampling was used in selecting the study’s participants. All data was quantitative hence analysed using the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 26.0). Differences in consumption of the food items pre and post immigration were evaluated using t-test for related samples. The findings show that intake of foods perceived to be non-western such as nuts, fruits and vegetables, proteins such as beans, meat soup, fish and sausages  decreased while intake of fat rich highly processed foods perceived to be western such as chips, cheese, bacon, sausages and ham increased after immigration to the UK.
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移民后饮食习惯的波动:以英国大学生移民为例
因此,学生移民到国外,他们被迫适应新的东道国的环境,文化和传统。一个主要的调整是他们的饮食。本研究评估了学生移民到英国后实际饮食摄入量的变化。本研究采用横断面研究设计的方法,以问卷的形式收集定量资料。我们选取了99名国际学生作为样本。在选择研究参与者时采用了雪球抽样。所有数据都是定量的,因此使用社会科学统计软件包(26.0版)进行分析。对相关样本采用t检验评估移民前后食品消费差异。研究结果显示,移民到英国后,人们对坚果、水果和蔬菜、豆类等蛋白质、肉汤、鱼和香肠等非西方食物的摄入量减少了,而对薯条、奶酪、培根、香肠和火腿等富含脂肪的高度加工食品的摄入量增加了。
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