Doris Abra Awudi, Anita Nyarkoa Walker, Mary Makhala Weeto, Christiana Babymay Priddy, Otobong Donald Akan, Cynthia Anuseh Baduweh, Bella Abigail Arthur, Salimata Yakubu, Solim Essomandan Clémence Bafei, Timothy Mobolaji Olagunju, Margaret Zaitoun, Yuxia Zhong, Yucong Feng, Yuandie Zhang, Tao Wei, Qing Feng
BACKGROUND: The impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is disproportionately felt by immigrants from low- to medium-income countries (LMICs), partly due to their dietary habits. To thrive in their new environment, migrants either omit or consume certain food items, which could lead to nutritional deficits. As a result, most migrants experience more NCDs than their compatriots in their native countries. Therefore, we evaluated the difference in dietary habits, quality, and the influencing factors of overweight or obesity among African migrant students in Nanjing (China) and non-migrant students in Africa using cross-sectional data...
2024: Frontiers in Nutrition