Reducing the risk of heart disease among Indian Australians: knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding food practices - a focus group study Fernandez, Ritin, Rolley, John X., Rajaratnam, Rohan, Everett, Bronwyn and Davidson, Patricia M. 2015, Reducing the risk of heart disease among Indian Australians: knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding food practices - a focus group study, Food and Nutrition Research, vol. 59, Article no. 25770, pp. 1-7. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads rolley-reducingthe-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 334.69KB 146 Title Reducing the risk of heart disease among Indian Australians: knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding food practices - a focus group study Author(s) Fernandez, Ritin Rolley, John X. Rajaratnam, Rohan Everett, Bronwyn Davidson, Patricia M. Journal name Food and Nutrition Research Volume number 59 Season Article no. 25770 Start page 1 End page 7 Total pages 7 Publisher Co-Action Publishing Place of publication Bålsta, Sweden Publication date 2015-06-05 ISSN 1654-661X Keyword(s) Asian Indians South Asian attitudes diet food practices heart disease knowledge Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Food Science & Technology Nutrition & Dietetics METABOLIC SYNDROME UNITED-STATES ASSOCIATION OBESITY SLEEP Summary BACKGROUND: Australia has a growing number of Asian Indian immigrants. Unfortunately, this population has an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Dietary adherence is an important strategy in reducing risk for CHD. This study aimed to gain greater understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs relating to food practices in Asian Indian Australians. METHODS: Two focus groups with six participants in each were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. Verbatim transcriptions were made and thematic content analysis undertaken. RESULTS: Four main themes that emerged from the data included: migration as a pervasive factor for diet and health; importance of food in maintaining the social fabric; knowledge and understanding of health and diet; and elements of effective interventions. DISCUSSION: Diet is a complex constructed factor in how people express themselves individually, in families and communities. There are many interconnected factors influencing diet choice that goes beyond culture and religion to include migration and acculturation. CONCLUSIONS: Food and associated behaviors are an important aspect of the social fabric. Entrenched and inherent knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and traditions frame individuals' point of reference around food and recommendations for an optimal diet. Language eng Field of Research 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920103 Cardiovascular System and Diseases HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Co-Action Publishing Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074896 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 15:08:49 EST Fri, 07 Aug 2015, 05:01:43 EST Fri, 07 Aug 2015, 06:10:58 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 13:43:05 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 13:44:52 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 13:47:10 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 17:06:57 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 17:43:39 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 10:03:06 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:09:27 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 125 Abstract Views, 147 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 15:08:49 EST

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